<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Italian judicial authorities have opened an investigation into the Gemina finance company in order to establish the truth regarding a deficit of Lit 200 billion and have carried out searches at the offices of two internationally renowned auditing firms, Arthur Andersen and Coopers & Lybrand, which have been responsible for certifying Gemina's balance sheets.  The affair has raised a number of questions about the regularity of proceedings and the lack of transparency on the Italian share market, the latter being a potential source of serious harm to shareholders, especially small shareholders, who in this particular instance were unable to sell or buy because Gemina shares were repeatedly suspended from and readmitted to trading as a result of decisions taken by the Italian stock exchange supervisory authority, Consob.  Will the Commission take steps, namely amend the rules on company reports and accounts and review the current system for certifying balance sheets, in order to ensure that the assets of quoted companies are managed in a more open way, thus protecting shareholders?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>
The Italian judicial authorities have opened an investigation into the Gemina finance company in order to establish the truth regarding a deficit of Lit 200 billion and have carried out searches at the offices of two internationally renowned auditing firms, Arthur Andersen and Coopers & Lybrand, which have been responsible for certifying Gemina's balance sheets.  The affair has raised a number of questions about the regularity of proceedings and the lack of transparency on the Italian share market, the latter being a potential source of serious harm to shareholders, especially small shareholders, who in this particular instance were unable to sell or buy because Gemina shares were repeatedly suspended from and readmitted to trading as a result of decisions taken by the Italian stock exchange supervisory authority, Consob.  Will the Commission take steps, namely amend the rules on company reports and accounts and review the current system for certifying balance sheets, in order to ensure that the assets of quoted companies are managed in a more open way, thus protecting shareholders?