2020-01-01
The Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) issued Decision No. 38 of 2020 to amend its previous rulings on real estate financing and financial leasing and factoring activities. The decision empowers the FRA to impose regulatory measures against licensed companies that violate provisions set forth in the Central Bank, Banking and Financial Institutions Law, as confirmed by either the Authority or the Central Bank of Egypt. This amendment applies to both real estate financing firms under Decision No. 111 of 2015 and financial leasing and factoring companies under Decision No. 7 of 2019, and takes effect the day after its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority
Board of Directors Decision No. 38 of 2020
Dated 2/3/2020
Amending the Board of Directors Decision No. 111 of 2015
Regarding the Rules and Standards for Practicing the Real Estate Financing Activity
and the Board of Directors Decision No. 7 of 2019
Regarding the Rules and Regulations Governing the Operations of Companies
Licensed to Conduct the Financial Leasing and Factoring Activity
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority
Having reviewed the Real Estate Financing Law issued by Law No. 148 of 2001
and its executive direction;
and the Central Bank, Banking and Financial Institutions Law issued by Law No. 88
of 2003 and its executive direction;
and Law No. 10 of 2009 on Regulating Supervision over Non-Banking Financial Markets and Instruments;
and the Financial Leasing and Factoring Activity Regulation Law issued by Law
No. 176 of 2018;
and Presidential Decision No. 193 of 2009 Issuing the Basic Statute
of the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority;
and the Board of Directors Decision No. 111 of 2015 Regarding the Rules and Standards
for Practicing the Real Estate Financing Activity;
and the Board of Directors Decision No. 7 of 2019 Regarding the Rules and Regulations
Governing the Operations of Companies Licensed to Conduct the Financial Leasing and Factoring Activity;
and the approval of the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 2/3/2020;
Decision
(Article One)
A new article numbered "Article 14 bis" is added to the Board of Directors Decision
No. 111 of 2015 Regarding the Rules and Standards
for Practicing the Real Estate Financing Activity,
with the following text:
(Article 14 bis)
The Authority is empowered to take one or more of the measures stipulated in the Real Estate Financing
Law, in the event that companies licensed to conduct the real estate financing activity violate the provisions
related to this activity and stipulated in the Central Bank, Banking and Financial Institutions Law, in the event
that the violation is established by the Authority or the Central Bank of Egypt.
(Article Two)
A new article numbered "Article 13 bis" is added to the Board of Directors Decision
No. 7 of 2019 Regarding the Rules and Regulations Governing the Operations of Companies Licensed
to Conduct the Financial Leasing and Factoring Activity; with the following text:
(Article 13 bis)
The Authority is empowered to take one or more of the measures stipulated in the Financial Leasing and Factoring
Activity Regulation Law, in the event that companies licensed to conduct the financial leasing activity violate the provisions
related to this activity and stipulated in the Central Bank, Banking and Financial Institutions Law,
in the event that the violation is established by the Authority or the Central Bank of Egypt.
(Article Three)
This Decision shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's website, and shall be
enforced from the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority
Dr. Mohamed Omran