Fig. 1-1-5-4 shows the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code(Law No.48of1899),Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(Law No.25of1948)over the last10years.

Fig. 1-1-5-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(1994-2003)

  In FY2003,the Fair Trade Commission prosecuted one case(nine persons)of Anti-Trust Law violation(unfair restraint of trade)(Source:Data by the Fair Trade Commission).
  In FY2003,the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission prosecuted eight cases(20persons)of Securities and Exchange Law violation.More specifically,five cases(five persons)were charged with insider trading,two cases(10persons)with market manipulation,and one case(five persons)for false statement in a securities report,etc.(Source:Data by Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission).
  Table 1-1-5-5 shows the number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors over the last five years for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law.
  In2003,among those prosecuted,formal trials were requested for19persons and summary orders for two persons for Commercial Code violations.Formal trials were requested for13persons for Anti-Trust Law violations.For Securities and Exchange Law violations formal trials were requested for20persons and a summary order for one person(Source:Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).

Table 1-1-5-5 Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(1999-2003)