Insolvency Regulation

Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000

• Chapter I General Provisions
  (Articles 1 -15)
  • Article 1 Scope
  • Article 2 Definitions
  • Article 3 International jurisdiction
  • Article 4 Law applicable
  • Article 5 Third parties' rights in rem
  • Article 6 Set-off
  • Article 7 Reservation of title
  • Article 8 Contracts relating to immoveable property
  • Article 9 Payment systems and financial markets
  • Article 10 Contracts of employment
  • Article 11 Effects on rights subject to registration
  • Article 12 Community patents and trade marks
  • Article 13 Detrimental acts
  • Article 14 Protection of third-party purchasers
  • Article 15 Effects of insolvency proceedings on lawsuits pending
• Chapter II Recognition of insolvency proceedings
  (Articles 16 - 26)
  • Article 16 Principle
  • Article 17 Effects of recognition
  • Article 18 Powers of the liquidator
  • Article 19 Proof of the liquidator's appointment
  • Article 20 Return and imputation
  • Article 21 Publication
  • Article 22 Registration in a public register
  • Article 23 Costs
  • Article 24 Honouring of an obligation to a debtor
  • Article 25 Recognition and enforceability of other judgments
  • Article 26 Public policy
• Chapter III Secondary insolvency proceedings
  (Articles 27 - 38)
  • Article 27 Opening of proceedings
  • Article 28 Applicable law
  • Article 29 Right to request the opening of proceedings
  • Article 30 Advance payment of costs and expenses
  • Article 31 Duty to cooperate and communicate information
  • Article 32 Exercise of creditors' rights
  • Article 33 Stay of liquidation
  • Article 34 Measures ending secondary insolvency proceedings
  • Article 35 Assets remaining in the secondary proceedings
  • Article 36 Subsequent opening of the main proceedings
  • Article 37 Conversion of earlier proceedings
  • Article 38 Preservation measures
• Chapter IV Provision of information for creditors and lodgement of their claims
  (Articles 39 - 42)
  • Article 39 Right to lodge claims
  • Article 40 Duty to inform creditors
  • Article 41 Content of the lodgement of a claim
  • Article 42 Languages
• Chapter V Transitional and final provisions
  (Articles 43 - 47)
  • Article 43 Applicability in time
  • Article 44 Relationship to Conventions
  • Article 45 Amendment of the Annexes
  • Article 46 Reports
  • Article 47 Entry into force