• Public prosecution authorities 

The public prosecution authorities are responsible for the prosecution of asset offences. The public prosecution authorities are established in the respective district courts.
You can find the corresponding addresses under: www.deutschejustiz.de.

• German Federal Authority for the Regulation of Financial Service (BaFin – Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)

• Compensatory Fund of Securities Trading Companies (EdW – Entschädigungseinrichtung der Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen (www.e-d-w.de) 

By the Law to Secure Deposits and Compensate Investors (EAG – Einlagensicherungs- und Anlegerentschädigungsgesetz), Germany has put the EG-Directive 97/9 into German law. The law includes the following regulations.