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Relevant Laws

Title:Securities and Exchange Act (2023.06.28)
Article 93 (Special Approval or Permit for Establishment)
    A Special approval or permit or shall be obtained from the Competent Authority before the establishment of a stock exchange. The application procedures and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority.
Article 95 (Standards for the Establishment of Stock Exchanges)
    The standards for the establishment of stock exchanges shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority.
    Each stock exchange shall be limited to operating one centralized securities exchange market.
Article 99 (Operation Bond)
    A stock exchange shall deposit an operation bond with the National Treasury, the amount of which shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority.
Article 102 (Direction, Supervision, and Regulation)
    Matters relating to the direction and supervision of the business operation of a stock exchange and the regulation of the responsible persons and associated persons shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority.
Article 137 (Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis)
    The provisions of Articles 41 and 48, subparagraphs 1 through 4 and subparagraph 6 of Article 53, Articles 58, 59, 115, 117, 119 through 121, and 123 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a company-type stock exchange.
Article 154 (Compensation Reserve and Priority of Claims)
    A stock exchange may set aside a compensation reserve out of the fees charged from securities transaction to cover the payments specified in the preceding Article; the method of assessing the reserve, the rate of assessment, the conditions for suspension of the lodgment, and the method of custody and management of the reserve shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority. Claimants in cases arising from transactions on the centralized securities exchange market shall have preferential right to the securities clearing and settlement fund as specified in Article 108 and Article 132 in the following order of priority:
  1. the stock exchange.
  2. the principal in brokerage transactions.
  3. securities brokers or dealers.
    In the event the securities clearing and settlement fund is insufficient to meet such claims, the unsatisfied portion of the claims may be compensated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 55.