2020-01-01

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. (96) of 2020

The General Authority for Financial Supervision issued Decision No. 96 of 2020 to amend the internal governance regulations for real estate financing companies. The decision mandates that these companies establish an Audit Committee and a Risk Committee, each consisting of at least three non-executive or independent members with demonstrated financial and risk management expertise. Existing firms must align their board structures with these requirements by December 31, 2020, following the decision's publication in the Egyptian Gazette.

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Egyptian Gazette - Issue 150 on July 4, 2020

General Authority for Financial Supervision
Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. 96 of 2020
Dated 3/6/2020

Amending Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. 87 of 2015
Regarding the Internal Regulations of Real Estate Financing Companies

The Board of Directors of the General Authority for Financial Supervision
Having reviewed the Real Estate Financing Law issued by Law No. 148 of 2001
and its Executive Regulations;
and Law No. 10 of 2009 regulating supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments;
and Law No. 176 of 2018 regulating the activity of financial leasing and factoring;
and Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. 87 of 2015 regarding the Internal Regulations
of Real Estate Financing Companies;
and after approval by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 3/6/2020;
Decided:

(Article One)
A new article numbered (Article 3 bis) shall be added to Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. 87
of 2015 regarding the Internal Regulations of Real Estate Financing Companies, with the following text:
Article 3 bis:
The Board of Directors shall form an Audit Committee consisting of an odd number of members, not less
than three from among the non-executive members of the Board of Directors, and the Committee may include
members from outside the Company, and the majority of the Committee members must
be independent members, with the Committee Chair being one of them, and in all cases, the Committee members must
be recognized for their competence and expertise in the Company's field of activity, and at least one of them must
have experience in financial and accounting affairs, and the Committee may also
invite the Auditor or anyone it deems appropriate to attend its meetings
who are not members.

The Board of Directors shall also form a Risk Committee consisting of an odd number of members
not less than three, the majority of whom shall be from among the non-executive members of the Board of Directors
and independent members, and the Committee may include members from outside the Company,
and the Committee Chair must be a non-executive or independent member.

(Article Two)
Companies engaged in real estate financing activities operating on the date this Decision takes effect
shall regularize their status in accordance with it within a maximum period of December 31, 2020.

(Article Three)
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.

Chair of the Board of Directors of the Authority
Dr. Mohamed Omran