Qatar Financial Markets Authority Decision No. 1/2015 on Issuing Rules for Listing the Units of the Real Estate Investment Funds

The Board of Directors,

After perusal of Qatar Law No. 13/2000 on the Regulation of the Non-Qatari Capital in the Economic Activity, and its amendments;

Qatar Law No. 8/2012 on Qatar Financial Markets Authority;

Based on the approval of the Board of Directors of Qatar Financial Markets Authority in its second meeting for 2015;

Regulations and Rules issued by the Authority;

Proposition of the Authority's Executive Chairman,

Decides the following:

Listing Rules for Real Estate Investment Funds' Units

Article 1 - Definitions

In the application of these rules, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each, unless the context stipulates otherwise:

State: The State of Qatar.

Authority: Qatar Financial Markets Authority.

Law: Qatar Law No. 8/2012 on Qatar Financial Markets Authority.

Financial Markets: Markets licensed by the Authority to trade in securities.

Fund: A real estate investment fund having an independent entity and a legal personality, established pursuant to the provisions of the Law on Investment Funds in force, and owning the Fund assets.