2018-01-01

Financial Regulatory Authority Board Decision No. 197 of 2018 Amending Decision No. 163 of 2018 on Factoring Executive Regulations

The Financial Regulatory Authority Board of Directors issued Decision No. 197 of 2018 to amend its 2018 factoring executive regulations by explicitly adding sports club membership fee services to the list of eligible commodities and services for factoring transactions involving end consumers. This amendment operationalizes a specific provision under Article Seven of the original factoring framework to expand permissible underlying assets for consumer debtors. The decision takes effect the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's official website.

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Decision of the Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority

No. (197) of 2018 dated 31/12/2018

Regarding the amendment of the Authority's Board Decision No. (163) of 2018 concerning the executive regulations for practicing factoring activities

Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority

After reviewing Law No. (10) of 2009 regulating supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments;
And Law No. (176) of 2018 organizing the activities of financial leasing and factoring;
And Presidential Decree No. (192) of 2009 issuing the Basic Statute of the Financial Regulatory Authority;
And the Authority's Board Decision No. (163) of 2018 concerning the executive regulations for practicing factoring activities;
And the approval of the Authority's Board of Directors in its session held on 31/12/2018;

Has Decided

Article One

In implementation of the provision of paragraph (z) of Article Seven of the Authority's Board Decision No. (163) of 2018 concerning the executive regulations for practicing factoring activities referenced above, a new clause is added to the list of commodity products or services from which the sold right must originate, when practicing factoring activities in cases where the debtor is an end consumer, with the following text:

  • Sports club membership fee services.

Article Two

This Decision shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's website, and shall take effect from the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.


Chairman of the Board of the Authority
Dr. Mohamed Omran


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