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Council regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

    3. Article 3.International jurisdiction

    4. Article 4.Law applicable

    5. Article 5.Third parties' rights in rem

    6. Article 6.Set-off

    7. Article 7.Reservation of title

    8. Article 8.Contracts relating to immoveable property

    9. Article 9.Payment systems and financial markets

    10. Article 10.Contracts of employment

    11. Article 11.Effects on rights subject to registration

    12. Article 12.Community patents and trade marks

    13. Article 13.Detrimental acts

    14. Article 14.Protection of third-party purchasers

    15. Article 15.Effects of insolvency proceedings on lawsuits pending

  3. CHAPTER II RECOGNITION OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

    1. Article 16.Principle

    2. Article 17.Effects of recognition

    3. Article 18.Powers of the liquidator

    4. Article 19.Proof of the liquidator's appointment

    5. Article 20.Return and imputation

    6. Article 21.Publication

    7. Article 22.Registration in a public register

    8. Article 23.Costs

    9. Article 24.Honouring of an obligation to a debtor

    10. Article 25.Recognition and enforceability of other judgments

    11. Article 26.Public policy

  4. CHAPTER III SECONDARY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

    1. Article 27.Opening of proceedings

    2. Article 28.Applicable law

    3. Article 29.Right to request the opening of proceedings

    4. Article 30.Advance payment of costs and expenses

    5. Article 31.Duty to cooperate and communicate information

    6. Article 32.Exercise of creditors' rights

    7. Article 33.Stay of liquidation

    8. Article 34.Measures ending secondary insolvency proceedings

    9. Article 35.Assets remaining in the secondary proceedings

    10. Article 36.Subsequent opening of the main proceedings

    11. Article 37.Conversion of earlier proceedings

    12. Article 38.Preservation measures

  5. CHAPTER IV PROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR CREDITORS AND LODGEMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS

    1. Article 39.Right to lodge claims

    2. Article 40.Duty to inform creditors

    3. Article 41.Content of the lodgement of a claim

    4. Article 42.Languages

  6. CHAPTER V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 43.Applicability in time

    2. Article 44.Relationship to Conventions

    3. Article 45.Amendment of the Annexes

    4. Article 46.Reports

    5. Article 47.Entry into force

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX A

      Insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a)

      1. BELGIË/BELGIQUE

        1. — Het faillissement/La faillite

        2. — Het gerechtelijk akkoord/Le concordat judiciaire

        3. — De collectieve schuldenregeling/Le règlement collectif de dettes

        4. — De vrijwillige vereffening/La liquidation volontaire

        5. — De gerechtelijke vereffening/La liquidation judiciaire

        6. — De voorlopige ontneming van beheer, bepaald in artikel 8 van...

      2. ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

        1. — Konkurs

        2. — Nucené vyrovnání

        3. — Vyrovnání

      3. DEUTSCHLAND

        1. — Das Konkursverfahren

        2. — Das gerichtliche Vergleichsverfahren

        3. — Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

        4. — Das Insolvenzverfahren

      4. EESTI

        1. — Pankrotimenetlus

      5. ΕΛΛΑΣ

        1. — Η πτώχευση

        2. — Η ειδική εκκαθάριση

        3. — Η προσωρινή διαχείριση εταιρείας. Η διοίκηση και διαχείριση των πιστωτών...

        4. — Η υπαγωγή επιχείρησης υπό επίτροπο με σκοπό τη σύναψη συμβιβασμού...

      6. ESPAÑA

        1. — Concurso

      7. FRANCE

        1. — Liquidation judiciaire

        2. — Redressement judiciaire avec nomination d’un administrateur

      8. IRELAND

        1. — Compulsory winding up by the court

        2. — Bankruptcy

        3. — The administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying...

        4. — Winding-up in bankruptcy of partnerships

        5. — Creditors’ voluntary winding up (with confirmation of a Court)

        6. — Arrangements under the control of the court which involve the...

        7. — Company examinership

      9. ITALIA

        1. — Fallimento

        2. — Concordato preventivo

        3. — Liquidazione coatta amministrativa

        4. — Amministrazione straordinaria

      10. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

        1. — Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο

        2. — Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος

        3. — Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από μέλη

        4. — Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου

        5. — Πτώχευση κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος

        6. — Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα

      11. LATVIJA

        1. — Bankrots

        2. — Izlīgums

        3. — Sanācija

      12. LIETUVA

        1. — įmonės restruktūrizavimo byla

        2. — įmonės bankroto byla

        3. — įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka

      13. LUXEMBOURG

        1. — Faillite

        2. — Gestion contrôlée

        3. — Concordat préventif de faillite (par abandon d’actif)

        4. — Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat

      14. MAGYARORSZÁG

        1. — Csődeljárás

        2. — Felszámolási eljárás

      15. MALTA

        1. — Xoljiment

        2. — Amministrazzjoni

        3. — Stralċ volontarju mill-membri jew mill-kredituri

        4. — Stralċ mill-Qorti

        5. — Falliment f’każ ta’ negozjant

      16. NEDERLAND

        1. — Het faillissement

        2. — De surséance van betaling

        3. — De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

      17. ÖSTERREICH

        1. — Das Konkursverfahren

        2. — Das Ausgleichsverfahren

      18. POLSKA

        1. — Postępowanie upadłościowe

        2. — Postępowanie układowe

        3. — Upadłość obejmująca likwidację

        4. — Upadłość z możliwością zawarcia układu

      19. PORTUGAL

        1. — O processo de insolvência

        2. — O processo de falência

        3. — Os processos especiais de recuperação de empresa, ou seja:

      20. SLOVENIJA

        1. — Stečajni postopek

        2. — Skrajšani stečajni postopek

        3. — Postopek prisilne poravnave

        4. — Prisilna poravnava v stečaju

      21. SLOVENSKO

        1. — Konkurzné konanie

        2. — Vyrovnanie

      22. SUOMI/FINLAND

        1. — Konkurssi/konkurs

        2. — Yrityssaneeraus/företagssanering

      23. SVERIGE

        1. — Konkurs

        2. — Företagsrekonstruktion

      24. UNITED KINGDOM

        1. — Winding up by or subject to the supervision of the...

        2. — Creditors’ voluntary winding up (with confirmation by the court)

        3. — Administration, including appointments made by filing prescribed documents with the...

        4. — Voluntary arrangements under insolvency legislation

        5. — Bankruptcy or sequestration

    2. ANNEX B

      Winding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c)

      1. BELGIË/BELGIQUE

        1. –– Het faillissement/La faillite

        2. –– De vrijwillige vereffening/La liquidation volontaire

        3. –– De gerechtelijke vereffening/La liquidation judiciaire

      2. ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

        1. –– Konkurs

        2. –– Nucené vyrovnání

      3. DEUTSCHLAND

        1. –– Das Konkursverfahren

        2. –– Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

        3. –– Das Insolvenzverfahren

      4. EESTI

        1. –– Pankrotimenetlus

      5. ΕΛΛΑΣ

        1. –– Η πτώχευση

        2. –– Η ειδική εκκαθάριση

      6. ESPAÑA

        1. –– Concurso

      7. FRANCE

        1. –– Liquidation judiciaire

      8. IRELAND

        1. –– Compulsory winding up

        2. –– Bankruptcy

        3. –– The administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying...

        4. –– Winding-up in bankruptcy of partnerships

        5. –– Creditors’ voluntary winding up (with confirmation of a court)

        6. –– Arrangements under the control of the court which involve the...

      9. ITALIA

        1. –– Fallimento

        2. –– Liquidazione coatta amministrativa

        3. –– Concordato preventivo con cessione dei beni

      10. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

        1. –– Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο

        2. –– Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου

        3. –– Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές (με την επικύρωση του Δικαστηρίου)

        4. –– Πτώχευση

        5. –– Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα

      11. LATVIJA

        1. –– Bankrots

      12. LIETUVA

        1. –– įmonės bankroto byla

        2. –– įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka

      13. LUXEMBOURG

        1. –– Faillite

        2. –– Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat

      14. MAGYARORSZÁG

        1. –– Felszámolási eljárás

      15. MALTA

        1. –– Stralċ volontarju

        2. –– Stralċ mill-Qorti

        3. –– Falliment inkluż il-ħruġ ta’ mandat ta’ qbid mill-Kuratur f’każ ta’...

      16. NEDERLAND

        1. –– Het faillissement

        2. –– De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

      17. ÖSTERREICH

        1. –– Das Konkursverfahren

      18. POLSKA

        1. –– Postępowanie upadłościowe

        2. –– Upadłość obejmująca likwidację

      19. PORTUGAL

        1. –– O processo de insolvência

        2. –– O processo de falência

      20. SLOVENIJA

        1. –– Stečajni postopek

        2. –– Skrajšani stečajni postopek

      21. SLOVENSKO

        1. –– Konkurzné konanie

        2. –– Vyrovnanie

      22. SUOMI/FINLAND

        1. –– Konkurssi/konkurs

      23. SVERIGE

        1. –– Konkurs

      24. UNITED KINGDOM

        1. –– Winding up by or subject to the supervision of the...

        2. –– Winding up through administration, including appointments made by filing prescribed...

        3. –– Creditors’ voluntary winding up (with confirmation by the court)

        4. –– Bankruptcy or sequestration

    3. ANNEX C

      Liquidators referred to in Article 2(b)

      1. BELGIË/BELGIQUE

        1. — De curator/Le curateur

        2. — De commissaris inzake opschorting/Le commissaire au sursis

        3. — De schuldbemiddelaar/Le médiateur de dettes

        4. — De vereffenaar/Le liquidateur

        5. — De voorlopige bewindvoerder/L’administrateur provisoire

      2. ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

        1. — Správce podstaty

        2. — Předběžný správce

        3. — Vyrovnací správce

        4. — Zvláštní správce

        5. — Zástupce správce

      3. DEUTSCHLAND

        1. — Konkursverwalter

        2. — Vergleichsverwalter

        3. — Sachwalter (nach der Vergleichsordnung)

        4. — Verwalter

        5. — Insolvenzverwalter

        6. — Sachwalter (nach der Insolvenzordnung)

        7. — Treuhänder

        8. — Vorläufiger Insolvenzverwalter

      4. EESTI

        1. — Pankrotihaldur

        2. — Ajutine pankrotihaldur

        3. — Usaldusisik

      5. ΕΛΛΑΣ

        1. — Ο σύνδικος

        2. — Ο προσωρινός διαχειριστής. Η διοικούσα επιτροπή των πιστωτών

        3. — Ο ειδικός εκκαθαριστής

        4. — Ο επίτροπος

      6. ESPAÑA

        1. — Administradores concursales

      7. FRANCE

        1. — Représentant des créanciers

        2. — Mandataire liquidateur

        3. — Administrateur judiciaire

        4. — Commissaire à l’exécution de plan

      8. IRELAND

        1. — Liquidator

        2. — Official Assignee

        3. — Trustee in bankruptcy

        4. — Provisional Liquidator

        5. — Examiner

      9. ITALIA

        1. — Curatore

        2. — Commissario

        3. — Liquidatore giudiziale

      10. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

        1. — Εκκαθαριστής και Προσωρινός Εκκαθαριστής

        2. — Επίσημος Παραλήπτης

        3. — Διαχειριστής της Πτώχευσης

        4. — Εξεταστής

      11. LATVIJA

        1. — Maksātnespējas procesa administrators

      12. LIETUVA

        1. — Bankrutuojančių įmonių administratorius

        2. — Restruktūrizuojamų įmonių administratorius

      13. LUXEMBOURG

        1. — Le curateur

        2. — Le commissaire

        3. — Le liquidateur

        4. — Le conseil de gérance de la section d’assainissement du notariat...

      14. MAGYARORSZÁG

        1. — Csődeljárás

        2. — Felszámolási eljárás

      15. MALTA

        1. — Amministratur Proviżorju

        2. — Riċevitur Uffiċjali

        3. — Stralċjarju

        4. — Manager Speċjali

        5. — Kuraturi f’każ ta’ proċeduri ta’ falliment

      16. NEDERLAND

        1. — De curator in het faillissement

        2. — De bewindvoerder in de surséance van betaling

        3. — De bewindvoerder in de schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

      17. ÖSTERREICH

        1. — Masseverwalter

        2. — Ausgleichsverwalter

        3. — Sachverwalter

        4. — Treuhänder

        5. — Besondere Verwalter

        6. — Konkursgericht

      18. POLSKA

        1. — Syndyk

        2. — Nadzorca sądowy

        3. — Zarządca

      19. PORTUGAL

        1. — Administrador da insolvência

        2. — Gestor judicial

        3. — Liquidatário judicial

        4. — Comissão de credores

      20. SLOVENIJA

        1. — Upravitelj prisilne poravnave

        2. — Stečajni upravitelj

        3. — Sodišče, pristojno za postopek prisilne poravnave

        4. — Sodišče, pristojno za stečajni postopek

      21. SLOVENSKO

        1. — Správca

        2. — Predbežný správca

        3. — Nútený správca

        4. — Likvidátor

      22. SUOMI/FINLAND

        1. — Pesänhoitaja/boförvaltare

        2. — Selvittäjä/utredare

      23. SVERIGE

        1. — Förvaltare

        2. — God man

        3. — Rekonstruktör

      24. UNITED KINGDOM

        1. — Liquidator

        2. — Supervisor of a voluntary arrangement

        3. — Administrator

        4. — Official Receiver

        5. — Trustee

        6. — Provisional Liquidator

        7. — Judicial factor

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