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Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA)

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The Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA) regulates a defined scope of activity in the UAE. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors, finding the right rule in the right rulebook is a daily requirement. Lexara indexes every Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA) rulebook it has seeded and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA) rulebooks indexed on Lexara

Lexara has indexed 1 in-force rulebooks from the Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA), ranked here by article count.

CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) — Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2025 Regarding the Regulation of the Capital Market (with Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2025 establishing the Capital Market Authority) (18 articles)

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A UAE regulatory authority with federal jurisdiction, whose rulebooks Lexara has indexed for full-text and AI search — 1 rulebooks, 18+ articles.

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1 in-force rulebooks, covering 18+ articles.

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CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025)

Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2025 Regarding the Regulation of the Capital Market (with Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2025 establishing the Capital Market Authority)

18 articles