COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 583/2011
of 9 June 2011
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 and codifying Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (1), and in particular Article 45 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 list the designations given in the national legislation of the Member States to the proceedings and liquidators to which that Regulation applies. Annex A lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a) of that Regulation. Annex B lists the winding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c) of that Regulation and Annex C lists the liquidators referred to in Article 2(b) of that Regulation.
(2)
On 15 September 2010, Austria notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to be made to the lists set out in Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.
(3)
On 23 November 2010, Latvia notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to be made to the lists set out in Annexes A and B to that Regulation.
(4)
As a consequence of the amendments to be made to Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 following the abovementioned notifications by Austria and Latvia, Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation should be codified in order to provide all parties involved in insolvency proceedings covered by that Regulation with the necessary legal certainty.
(5)
The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 and, by virtue of Article 45 of that Regulation, are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.
(6)
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the Position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(7)
Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 should therefore be amended and codified accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
in Annex A:
(a)
the designations for Latvia are replaced by the following:
‘LATVIJA
-
Tiesiskās aizsardzības process,
-
Juridiskās personas maksātnespējas process,
-
Fiziskās personas maksātnespējas process.’;
(b)
the designations for Austria are replaced by the following:
‘ÖSTERREICH
-
Das Konkursverfahren (Insolvenzverfahren),
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Das Sanierungsverfahren ohne Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren),
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Das Sanierungsverfahren mit Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren),
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Das Schuldenregulierungsverfahren,
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Das Abschöpfungsverfahren,
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Das Ausgleichsverfahren.’;
(2)
in Annex B:
(a)
the designations for Latvia are replaced by the following:
‘LATVIJA
-
Juridiskās personas maksātnespējas process,
-
Fiziskās personas maksātnespējas process.’;
(b)
the designations for Austria are replaced by the following:
‘ÖSTERREICH
-
Das Konkursverfahren (Insolvenzverfahren).’;
(3)
in Annex C, the designations for Austria are replaced by the following:
‘ÖSTERREICH
-
Masseverwalter,
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Sanierungsverwalter,
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Ausgleichsverwalter,
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Besonderer Verwalter,
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Einstweiliger Verwalter,
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Sachwalter,
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Treuhänder,
-
Insolvenzgericht,
-
Konkursgericht.’.
Article 2
Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 as amended in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation are hereby codified and replaced by the texts set out in Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 2011.