CHAPTER IIRECOGNITION OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

Article 16Principle1.Any judgment opening insolvency proceedings handed down by a court of a Member State which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3 shall be recognised in all the other Member States from the time that it becomes effective in the State of the opening of proceedings.This rule shall also apply where, on account of his capacity, insolvency proceedings cannot be brought against the debtor in other Member States.2.Recognition of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) shall not preclude the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) by a court in another Member State. The latter proceedings shall be secondary insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Chapter III.

Article 17Effects of recognition1.The judgment opening the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) shall, with no further formalities, produce the same effects in any other Member State as under this law of the State of the opening of proceedings, unless this Regulation provides otherwise and as long as no proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) are opened in that other Member State.2.The effects of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) may not be challenged in other Member States. Any restriction of the creditors' rights, in particular a stay or discharge, shall produce effects vis-à-vis assets situated within the territory of another Member State only in the case of those creditors who have given their consent.

Article 18Powers of the liquidator1.The liquidator appointed by a court which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(1) may exercise all the powers conferred on him by the law of the State of the opening of proceedings in another Member State, as long as no other insolvency proceedings have been opened there nor any preservation measure to the contrary has been taken there further to a request for the opening of insolvency proceedings in that State. He may in particular remove the debtor's assets from the territory of the Member State in which they are situated, subject to Articles 5 and 7.2.The liquidator appointed by a court which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(2) may in any other Member State claim through the courts or out of court that moveable property was removed from the territory of the State of the opening of proceedings to the territory of that other Member State after the opening of the insolvency proceedings. He may also bring any action to set aside which is in the interests of the creditors.3.In exercising his powers, the liquidator shall comply with the law of the Member State within the territory of which he intends to take action, in particular with regard to procedures for the realisation of assets. Those powers may not include coercive measures or the right to rule on legal proceedings or disputes.

Article 19Proof of the liquidator's appointmentThe liquidator's appointment shall be evidenced by a certified copy of the original decision appointing him or by any other certificate issued by the court which has jurisdiction.A translation into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State within the territory of which he intends to act may be required. No legalisation or other similar formality shall be required.

Article 20Return and imputation1.A creditor who, after the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) obtains by any means, in particular through enforcement, total or partial satisfaction of his claim on the assets belonging to the debtor situated within the territory of another Member State, shall return what he has obtained to the liquidator, subject to Articles 5 and 7.2.In order to ensure equal treatment of creditors a creditor who has, in the course of insolvency proceedings, obtained a dividend on his claim shall share in distributions made in other proceedings only where creditors of the same ranking or category have, in those other proceedings, obtained an equivalent dividend.

Article 21Publication1.The liquidator may request that notice of the judgment opening insolvency proceedings and, where appropriate, the decision appointing him, be published in any other Member State in accordance with the publication procedures provided for in that State. Such publication shall also specify the liquidator appointed and whether the jurisdiction rule applied is that pursuant to Article 3(1) or Article 3(2).2.However, any Member State within the territory of which the debtor has an establishment may require mandatory publication. In such cases, the liquidator or any authority empowered to that effect in the Member State where the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) are opened shall take all necessary measures to ensure such publication.

Article 22Registration in a public register1.The liquidator may request that the judgment opening the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) be registered in the land register, the trade register and any other public register kept in the other Member States.2.However, any Member State may require mandatory registration. In such cases, the liquidator or any authority empowered to that effect in the Member State where the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) have been opened shall take all necessary measures to ensure such registration.

Article 23CostsThe costs of the publication and registration provided for in Articles 21 and 22 shall be regarded as costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings.

Article 24Honouring of an obligation to a debtor1.Where an obligation has been honoured in a Member State for the benefit of a debtor who is subject to insolvency proceedings opened in another Member State, when it should have been honoured for the benefit of the liquidator in those proceedings, the person honouring the obligation shall be deemed to have discharged it if he was unaware of the opening of proceedings.2.Where such an obligation is honoured before the publication provided for in Article 21 has been effected, the person honouring the obligation shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have been unaware of the opening of insolvency proceedings; where the obligation is honoured after such publication has been effected, the person honouring the obligation shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have been aware of the opening of proceedings.

Article 25Recognition and enforceability of other judgments1.Judgments handed down by a court whose judgment concerning the opening of proceedings is recognised in accordance with Article 16 and which concern the course and closure of insolvency proceedings, and compositions approved by that court shall also be recognised with no further formalities. Such judgments shall be enforced in accordance with Articles 31 to 51, with the exception of Article 34(2), of the Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, as amended by the Conventions of Accession to this Convention.The first subparagraph shall also apply to judgments deriving directly from the insolvency proceedings and which are closely linked with them, even if they were handed down by another court.The first subparagraph shall also apply to judgments relating to preservation measures taken after the request for the opening of insolvency proceedings.2.The recognition and enforcement of judgments other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be governed by the Convention referred to in paragraph 1, provided that that Convention is applicable.3.The Member States shall not be obliged to recognise or enforce a judgment referred to in paragraph 1 which might result in a limitation of personal freedom or postal secrecy.

Article 26Note the Declaration by Portugal concerning the application of Articles 26 and 37 (OJ C 183, 30.6.2000, p. 1).Public policyAny Member State may refuse to recognise insolvency proceedings opened in another Member State or to enforce a judgment handed down in the context of such proceedings where the effects of such recognition or enforcement would be manifestly contrary to that State's public policy, in particular its fundamental principles or the constitutional rights and liberties of the individual.

CHAPTER IIISECONDARY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

Article 27Opening of proceedingsThe opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) by a court of a Member State and which is recognised in another Member State (main proceedings) shall permit the opening in that other Member State, a court of which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(2), of secondary insolvency proceedings without the debtor's insolvency being examined in that other State. These latter proceedings must be among the proceedings listed in Annex B. Their effects shall be restricted to the assets of the debtor situated within the territory of that other Member State.

Article 28Applicable lawSave as otherwise provided in this Regulation, the law applicable to secondary proceedings shall be that of the Member State within the territory of which the secondary proceedings are opened.

Article 29Right to request the opening of proceedingsThe opening of secondary proceedings may be requested by:(a)the liquidator in the main proceedings;(b)any other person or authority empowered to request the opening of insolvency proceedings under the law of the Member State within the territory of which the opening of secondary proceedings is requested.

Article 30Advance payment of costs and expensesWhere the law of the Member State in which the opening of secondary proceedings is requested requires that the debtor's assets be sufficient to cover in whole or in part the costs and expenses of the proceedings, the court may, when it receives such a request, require the applicant to make an advance payment of costs or to provide appropriate security.

Article 31Duty to cooperate and communicate information1.Subject to the rules restricting the communication of information, the liquidator in the main proceedings and the liquidators in the secondary proceedings shall be duty bound to communicate information to each other. They shall immediately communicate any information which may be relevant to the other proceedings, in particular the progress made in lodging and verifying claims and all measures aimed at terminating the proceedings.2.Subject to the rules applicable to each of the proceedings, the liquidator in the main proceedings and the liquidators in the secondary proceedings shall be duty bound to cooperate with each other.3.The liquidator in the secondary proceedings shall give the liquidator in the main proceedings an early opportunity of submitting proposals on the liquidation or use of the assets in the secondary proceedings.

Article 32Exercise of creditors' rights1.Any creditor may lodge his claim in the main proceedings and in any secondary proceedings.2.The liquidators in the main and any secondary proceedings shall lodge in other proceedings claims which have already been lodged in the proceedings for which they were appointed, provided that the interests of creditors in the latter proceedings are served thereby, subject to the right of creditors to oppose that or to withdraw the lodgement of their claims where the law applicable so provides.3.The liquidator in the main or secondary proceedings shall be empowered to participate in other proceedings on the same basis as a creditor, in particular by attending creditors' meetings.

Article 33Stay of liquidation1.The court, which opened the secondary proceedings, shall stay the process of liquidation in whole or in part on receipt of a request from the liquidator in the main proceedings, provided that in that event it may require the liquidator in the main proceedings to take any suitable measure to guarantee the interests of the creditors in the secondary proceedings and of individual classes of creditors. Such a request from the liquidator may be rejected only if it is manifestly of no interest to the creditors in the main proceedings. Such a stay of the process of liquidation may be ordered for up to three months. It may be continued or renewed for similar periods.2.The court referred to in paragraph 1 shall terminate the stay of the process of liquidation:at the request of the liquidator in the main proceedings,of its own motion, at the request of a creditor or at the request of the liquidator in the secondary proceedings if that measure no longer appears justified, in particular, by the interests of creditors in the main proceedings or in the secondary proceedings.

Article 34Measures ending secondary insolvency proceedings1.Where the law applicable to secondary proceedings allows for such proceedings to be closed without liquidation by a rescue plan, a composition or a comparable measure, the liquidator in the main proceedings shall be empowered to propose such a measure himself.Closure of the secondary proceedings by a measure referred to in the first subparagraph shall not become final without the consent of the liquidator in the main proceedings; failing his agreement, however, it may become final if the financial interests of the creditors in the main proceedings are not affected by the measure proposed.2.Any restriction of creditors' rights arising from a measure referred to in paragraph 1 which is proposed in secondary proceedings, such as a stay of payment or discharge of debt, may not have effect in respect of the debtor's assets not covered by those proceedings without the consent of all the creditors having an interest.3.During a stay of the process of liquidation ordered pursuant to Article 33, only the liquidator in the main proceedings or the debtor, with the former's consent, may propose measures laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article in the secondary proceedings; no other proposal for such a measure shall be put to the vote or approved.

Article 35Assets remaining in the secondary proceedingsIf by the liquidation of assets in the secondary proceedings it is possible to meet all claims allowed under those proceedings, the liquidator appointed in those proceedings shall immediately transfer any assets remaining to the liquidator in the main proceedings.

Article 36Subsequent opening of the main proceedingsWhere the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) are opened following the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) in another Member State, Articles 31 to 35 shall apply to those opened first, in so far as the progress of those proceedings so permits.

Article 37Note the Declaration by Portugal concerning the application of Articles 26 and 37 (OJ C 183, 30.6.2000, p. 1).Conversion of earlier proceedingsThe liquidator in the main proceedings may request that proceedings listed in Annex A previously opened in another Member State be converted into winding-up proceedings if this proves to be in the interests of the creditors in the main proceedings.The court with jurisdiction under Article 3(2) shall order conversion into one of the proceedings listed in Annex B.

Article 38Preservation measuresWhere the court of a Member State which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(1) appoints a temporary administrator in order to ensure the preservation of the debtor's assets, that temporary administrator shall be empowered to request any measures to secure and preserve any of the debtor's assets situated in another Member State, provided for under the law of that State, for the period between the request for the opening of insolvency proceedings and the judgment opening the proceedings.

CHAPTER IVPROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR CREDITORS AND LODGEMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS

Article 39Right to lodge claimsAny creditor who has his habitual residence, domicile or registered office in a Member State other than the State of the opening of proceedings, including the tax authorities and social security authorities of Member States, shall have the right to lodge claims in the insolvency proceedings in writing.

Article 40Duty to inform creditors1.As soon as insolvency proceedings are opened in a Member State, the court of that State having jurisdiction or the liquidator appointed by it shall immediately inform known creditors who have their habitual residences, domiciles or registered offices in the other Member States.2.That information, provided by an individual notice, shall in particular include time limits, the penalties laid down in regard to those time limits, the body or authority empowered to accept the lodgement of claims and the other measures laid down. Such notice shall also indicate whether creditors whose claims are preferential or secured in rem need lodge their claims.

Article 41Content of the lodgement of a claimA creditor shall send copies of supporting documents, if any, and shall indicate the nature of the claim, the date on which it arose and its amount, as well as whether he alleges preference, security in rem or a reservation of title in respect of the claim and what assets are covered by the guarantee he is invoking.

Article 42Languages1.The information provided for in Article 40 shall be provided in the official language or one of the official languages of the State of the opening of proceedings. For that purpose a form shall be used bearing the heading "Invitation to lodge a claim. Time limits to be observed" in all the official languages of the institutions of the European Union.2.Any creditor who has his habitual residence, domicile or registered office in a Member State other than the State of the opening of proceedings may lodge his claim in the official language or one of the official languages of that other State. In that event, however, the lodgement of his claim shall bear the heading "Lodgement of claim" in the official language or one of the official languages of the State of the opening of proceedings. In addition, he may be required to provide a translation into the official language or one of the official languages of the State of the opening of proceedings.

CHAPTER VTRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 43Applicability in timeThe provisions of this Regulation shall apply only to insolvency proceedings opened after its entry into force. Acts done by a debtor before the entry into force of this Regulation shall continue to be governed by the law which was applicable to them at the time they were done.

Article 44Relationship to Conventions1.After its entry into force, this Regulation replaces, in respect of the matters referred to therein, in the relations between Member States, the Conventions concluded between two or more Member States, in particular:(a)the Convention between Belgium and France on Jurisdiction and the Validity and Enforcement of Judgments, Arbitration Awards and Authentic Instruments, signed at Paris on 8 July 1899;(b)the Convention between Belgium and Austria on Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements, Compositions and Suspension of Payments (with Additional Protocol of 13 June 1973), signed at Brussels on 16 July 1969;(c)the Convention between Belgium and the Netherlands on Territorial Jurisdiction, Bankruptcy and the Validity and Enforcement of Judgments, Arbitration Awards and Authentic Instruments, signed at Brussels on 28 March 1925;(d)the Treaty between Germany and Austria on Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements and Compositions, signed at Vienna on 25 May 1979;(e)the Convention between France and Austria on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments on Bankruptcy, signed at Vienna on 27 February 1979;(f)the Convention between France and Italy on the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 3 June 1930;(g)the Convention between Italy and Austria on Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements and Compositions, signed at Rome on 12 July 1977;(h)the Convention between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments and other Enforceable Instruments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at The Hague on 30 August 1962;(i)the Convention between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Belgium providing for the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, with Protocol, signed at Brussels on 2 May 1934;(j)the Convention between Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland on Bankruptcy, signed at Copenhagen on 7 November 1933;(k)the European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy, signed at Istanbul on 5 June 1990;(l)the Convention between the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Greece on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, signed at Athens on 18 June 1959;(m)the Agreement between the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Austria on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Arbitral Settlements in Commercial Matters, signed at Belgrade on 18 March 1960;(n)the Convention between the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Italy on Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Administrative Matters, signed at Rome on 3 December 1960;(o)the Agreement between the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Belgium on Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Belgrade on 24 September 1971;(p)the Convention between the Governments of Yugoslavia and France on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Paris on 18 May 1971;(q)the Agreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Aid in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on 22 October 1980, still in force between the Czech Republic and Greece;(r)the Agreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Republic of Cyprus on Legal Aid in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Nicosia on 23 April 1982, still in force between the Czech Republic and Cyprus;(s)the Treaty between the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Government of the Republic of France on Legal Aid and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil, Family and Commercial Matters, signed at Paris on 10 May 1984, still in force between the Czech Republic and France;(t)the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Italian Republic on Legal Aid in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Prague on 6 December 1985, still in force between the Czech Republic and Italy;(u)the Agreement between the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Assistance and Legal Relationships, signed at Tallinn on 11 November 1992;(v)the Agreement between Estonia and Poland on Granting Legal Aid and Legal Relations on Civil, Labour and Criminal Matters, signed at Tallinn on 27 November 1998;(w)the Agreement between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, Labour and Criminal Matters, signed in Warsaw on 26 January 1993;(x)the Convention between Socialist Republic of Romania and the Hellenic Republic on legal assistance in civil and criminal matters and its Protocol, signed at Bucharest on 19 October 1972;(y)the Convention between Socialist Republic of Romania and the French Republic on legal assistance in civil and commercial matters, signed at Paris on 5 November 1974;(z)the Agreement between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on 10 April 1976;(aa)the Agreement between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Cyprus on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Nicosia on 29 April 1983;(ab)the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the French Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters, signed at Sofia on 18 January 1989;(ac)the Treaty between Romania and the Czech Republic on judicial assistance in civil matters, signed at Bucharest on 11 July 1994;(ad)the Treaty between Romania and Poland on legal assistance and legal relations in civil cases, signed at Bucharest on 15 May 1999.2.The Conventions referred to in paragraph 1 shall continue to have effect with regard to proceedings opened before the entry into force of this Regulation.3.This Regulation shall not apply:(a)in any Member State, to the extent that it is irreconcilable with the obligations arising in relation to bankruptcy from a convention concluded by that State with one or more third countries before the entry into force of this Regulation;(b)in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to the extent that is irreconcilable with the obligations arising in relation to bankruptcy and the winding-up of insolvent companies from any arrangements with the Commonwealth existing at the time this Regulation enters into force.

Article 45Amendment of the AnnexesThe Council, acting by qualified majority on the initiative of one of its members or on a proposal from the Commission, may amend the Annexes.

Article 46ReportsNo later than 1 June 2012, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this Regulation. The report shall be accompanied if need be by a proposal for adaptation of this Regulation.

Article 47Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 2002.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.ANNEX AInsolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a)BELGIQUE/BELGIËHet faillissement/La failliteDe gerechtelijke reorganisatie door een collectief akkoord/La réorganisation judiciaire par accord collectifDe gerechtelijke reorganisatie door overdracht onder gerechtelijk gezag/La réorganisation judiciaire par transfert sous autorité de justiceDe collectieve schuldenregeling/Le règlement collectif de dettesDe vrijwillige vereffening/La liquidation volontaireDe gerechtelijke vereffening/La liquidation judiciaireDe voorlopige ontneming van beheer, bepaald in artikel 8 van de faillissementswet/Le dessaisissement provisoire, visé à l'article 8 de la loi sur les faillitesБЪЛГАРИЯПроизводство по несъстоятелностČESKÁ REPUBLIKAKonkursReorganizaceOddluženíDEUTSCHLANDDas KonkursverfahrenDas gerichtliche VergleichsverfahrenDas GesamtvollstreckungsverfahrenDas InsolvenzverfahrenEESTIPankrotimenetlusÉIRE/IRELANDCompulsory winding-up by the courtBankruptcyThe administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying insolventWinding-up in bankruptcy of partnershipsCreditors' voluntary winding-up (with confirmation of a court)Arrangements under the control of the court which involve the vesting of all or part of the property of the debtor in the Official Assignee for realisation and distributionCompany examinershipDebt Relief NoticeDebt Settlement ArrangementPersonal Insolvency ArrangementΕΛΛΑΔΑΗ πτώχευσηΗ ειδική εκκαθάριση εν λειτουργίαΣχέδιο αναδιοργάνωσηςΑπλοποιημένη διαδικασία επί πτωχεύσεων μικρού αντικειμένουESPAÑAConcursoFRANCESauvegardeRedressement judiciaireLiquidation judiciaireHRVATSKAStečajni postupakITALIAFallimentoConcordato preventivoLiquidazione coatta amministrativaAmministrazione straordinariaΚΥΠΡΟΣΥποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το ΔικαστήριοΕκούσια εκκαθάριση από μέληΕκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτέςΕκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του ΔικαστηρίουΔιάταγμα Παραλαβής και πτώχευσης κατόπιν Δικαστικού ΔιατάγματοςΔιαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυαLATVIJATiesiskās aizsardzības processJuridiskās personas maksātnespējas processFiziskās personas maksātnespējas processLIETUVAĮmonės restruktūrizavimo bylaĮmonės bankroto bylaĮmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarkaFizinio asmens bankroto bylaLUXEMBOURGFailliteGestion contrôléeConcordat préventif de faillite (par abandon d'actif)Régime spécial de liquidation du notariatProcédure de règlement collectif des dettes dans le cadre du surendettementMAGYARORSZÁGCsődeljárásFelszámolási eljárásMALTAXoljimentAmministrazzjoniStralċ volontarju mill-membri jew mill-kredituriStralċ mill-QortiFalliment f'każ ta' negozjantNEDERLANDHet faillissementDe surséance van betalingDe schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personenÖSTERREICHDas Konkursverfahren (Insolvenzverfahren)Das Sanierungsverfahren ohne Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren)Das Sanierungsverfahren mit Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren)Das SchuldenregulierungsverfahrenDas AbschöpfungsverfahrenDas AusgleichsverfahrenPOLSKAPostępowanie naprawczeUpadłość obejmująca likwidacjęUpadłość z możliwością zawarcia układuUpadłośćPrzyspieszone postępowanie układowePostępowanie układowePostępowanie sanacyjnePORTUGALProcesso de insolvênciaProcesso especial de revitalizaçãoROMÂNIAProcedura insolvențeiReorganizarea judiciarăProcedura falimentuluiSLOVENIJAStečajni postopekSkrajšani stečajni postopekPostopek prisilne poravnavePrisilna poravnava v stečajuSLOVENSKOKonkurzné konanieReštrukturalizačné konanieOddlženieSUOMI/FINLANDKonkurssi/konkursYrityssaneeraus/företagssaneringSVERIGEKonkursFöretagsrekonstruktionUNITED KINGDOMWinding-up by or subject to the supervision of the courtCreditors' voluntary winding-up (with confirmation by the court)Administration, including appointments made by filing prescribed documents with the courtVoluntary arrangements under insolvency legislationBankruptcy or sequestrationANNEX BWinding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c)BELGIQUE/BELGIËHet faillissement/La failliteDe vrijwillige vereffening/La liquidation volontaireDe gerechtelijke vereffening/La liquidation judiciaireDe gerechtelijke reorganisatie door overdracht onder gerechtelijk gezag/La réorganisation judiciaire par transfert sous autorité de justiceБЪЛГАРИЯПроизводство по несъстоятелностČESKÁ REPUBLIKAKonkursDEUTSCHLANDDas KonkursverfahrenDas GesamtvollstreckungsverfahrenDas InsolvenzverfahrenEESTIPankrotimenetlusÉIRE/IRELANDCompulsory winding-upBankruptcyThe administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying insolventWinding-up in bankruptcy of partnershipsCreditors' voluntary winding-up (with confirmation of a court)Arrangements under the control of the court which involve the vesting of all or part of the property of the debtor in the Official Assignee for realisation and distributionΕΛΛΑΔΑΗ πτώχευσηΗ ειδική εκκαθάρισηΑπλοποιημένη διαδικασία επί πτωχεύσεων μικρού αντικειμένουESPAÑAConcursoFRANCELiquidation judiciaireHRVATSKAStečajni postupakITALIAFallimentoConcordato preventivoLiquidazione coatta amministrativaAmministrazione straordinariaΚΥΠΡΟΣΥποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το ΔικαστήριοΕκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του ΔικαστηρίουΕκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές, με επιβεβαίωση του ΔικαστηρίουΠτώχευσηΔιαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυαLATVIJAJuridiskās personas maksātnespējas processFiziskās personas maksātnespējas processLIETUVAĮmonės bankroto bylaĮmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarkaLUXEMBOURGFailliteRégime spécial de liquidation du notariatLiquidation judiciaire dans le cadre du surendettementMAGYARORSZÁGFelszámolási eljárásMALTAStralċ volontarjuStralċ mill-QortiFalliment inkluż il-ħruġ ta' mandat ta' qbid mill-Kuratur f'każ ta' negozjant fallutNEDERLANDHet faillissementDe schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personenÖSTERREICHDas Konkursverfahren (Insolvenzverfahren)POLSKAUpadłość obejmująca likwidacjęUpadłośćPORTUGALProcesso de insolvênciaROMÂNIAProcedura falimentuluiSLOVENIJAStečajni postopekSkrajšani stečajni postopekSLOVENSKOKonkurzné konanieSUOMI/FINLANDKonkurssi/konkursSVERIGEKonkursUNITED KINGDOMWinding-up by or subject to the supervision of the courtWinding-up through administration, including appointments made by filing prescribed documents with the courtCreditors' voluntary winding-up (with confirmation by the court)Bankruptcy or sequestrationANNEX CLiquidators referred to in Article 2(b)BELGIQUE/BELGIËDe curator/Le curateurDe gedelegeerd rechter/Le juge-déléguéDe gerechtsmandataris/Le mandataire de justiceDe schuldbemiddelaar/Le médiateur de dettesDe vereffenaar/Le liquidateurDe voorlopige bewindvoerder/L'administrateur provisoireБЪЛГАРИЯНазначен предварително временен синдикВременен синдик(Постоянен) синдикСлужебен синдикČESKÁ REPUBLIKAInsolvenční správcePředběžný insolvenční správceOddělený insolvenční správceZvláštní insolvenční správceZástupce insolvenčního správceDEUTSCHLANDKonkursverwalterVergleichsverwalterSachwalter (nach der Vergleichsordnung)VerwalterInsolvenzverwalterSachwalter (nach der Insolvenzordnung)TreuhänderVorläufiger InsolvenzverwalterEESTIPankrotihaldurAjutine pankrotihaldurUsaldusisikÉIRE/IRELANDLiquidatorOfficial AssigneeTrustee in bankruptcyProvisional LiquidatorExaminerPersonal Insolvency PractitionerInsolvency ServiceΕΛΛΑΔΑΟ σύνδικοςΟ εισηγητήςΗ επιτροπή των πιστωτώνΟ ειδικός εκκαθαριστήςESPAÑAAdministradores concursalesFRANCEMandataire judiciaireLiquidateurAdministrateur judiciaireCommissaire à l'exécution du planHRVATSKAStečajni upraviteljPrivremeni stečajni upraviteljStečajni povjerenikPovjerenikITALIACuratoreCommissario giudizialeCommissario straordinarioCommissario liquidatoreLiquidatore giudizialeΚΥΠΡΟΣΕκκαθαριστής και Προσωρινός ΕκκαθαριστήςΕπίσημος ΠαραλήπτηςΔιαχειριστής της ΠτώχευσηςLATVIJAMaksātnespējas procesa administratorsLIETUVABankroto administratoriusRestruktūrizavimo administratoriusLUXEMBOURGLe curateurLe commissaireLe liquidateurLe conseil de gérance de la section d'assainissement du notariatLe liquidateur dans le cadre du surendettementMAGYARORSZÁGVagyonfelügyelőFelszámolóMALTAAmministratur ProviżorjuRiċevitur UffiċjaliStralċjarjuManager SpeċjaliKuraturi f'każ ta' proċeduri ta' fallimentNEDERLANDDe curator in het faillissementDe bewindvoerder in de surséance van betalingDe bewindvoerder in de schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personenÖSTERREICHMasseverwalterSanierungsverwalterAusgleichsverwalterBesonderer VerwalterEinstweiliger VerwalterSachwalterTreuhänderInsolvenzgerichtKonkursgerichtPOLSKASyndykNadzorca sądowyZarządcaNadzorca układuTymczasowy nadzorca sądowyTymczasowy zarządcaZarządca przymusowyPORTUGALAdministrador de insolvênciaAdministrador judicial provisórioROMÂNIAPractician în insolvențăAdministrator judiciarLichidatorSLOVENIJAUpravitelj prisilne poravnaveStečajni upraviteljSodišče, pristojno za postopek prisilne poravnaveSodišče, pristojno za stečajni postopekSLOVENSKOPredbežný správcaSprávcaSUOMI/FINLANDPesänhoitaja/boförvaltareSelvittäjä/utredareSVERIGEFörvaltareRekonstruktörUNITED KINGDOMLiquidatorSupervisor of a voluntary arrangementAdministratorOfficial ReceiverTrusteeProvisional LiquidatorJudicial factor

May 7, 2006	annex C	Replacement
May 7, 2006	annex B	Replacement
May 7, 2006	annex A	Replacement

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

Modified by

Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2006 of 27 April 2006 amending the lists of insolvency proceedings, winding-up proceedings and liquidators in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings