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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),
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18

Articles

2

Chapters

CMA(f

Issuing authority

2026

Effective since

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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) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA). For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) 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.

CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) contents

18 articles in 2 chapters. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.

Capital Market Regulation Law

17 articles

  1. Article 6, 9Licensing Before Financial Activity

  2. Article 10Board and Executive Management Approval

  3. Article 12Obligations of Licensed Persons

  4. Article 13Financial Services Agreement

  5. Article 14Client Money and Securities Segregation

  6. Article 16Close Links Notification

  7. Article 17Suspension or Cancellation Request

  8. Article 22-27Capital Market Institution Obligations

  9. Article 28, 30Offering and Listing

  10. Article 33Issuer Disclosure Obligations

  11. Article 35-36Insider Dealing Disclosure and Blackout

  12. Article 37Market Abuse Prohibitions

  13. Article 50Obligation to Disclose to the CMA

  14. Article 60Whistleblowing Channel

  15. Article 63, 69Appeal Against CMA Decisions

  16. Article 67Rectification of Violations

  17. Article 83Regularisation of Status

Capital Market Institutions

1 article

  1. Article 27-retRecord Retention — Records, documents and data of Capital Market Institutions

What CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) covers

CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025)'s 18 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.

Compliance — 10 articles

Legal — 2 articles

HR / Compliance — 1 article

Operations / Finance — 1 article

Legal / Issuer Relations — 1 article

Investor Relations / Legal — 1 article

Topics covered

CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.

cma

sca

capital markets

securities

licensing

virtual assets

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What is 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)?

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) is issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA) and has applied since 1 January 2026. It has 18 articles across 2 chapters.

What does CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025) cover?

It is organised into: Capital Market Regulation Law; Capital Market Institutions.

Who issues CMA Capital Market Law (FDL 33/2025)?

The Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA). Always check the authority's official publication for the binding text.

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