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‘‘(d) Section 1104(d) shall apply to the appointment 
of an examiner under this chapter. Any examiner shall 
comply with the qualification requirements imposed on a 
trustee by section 322. 
‘‘§ 1523. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors 
‘‘(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the 
foreign representative has standing in a case concerning 
the debtor pending under another chapter of this title to 
initiate actions under sections 522, 544, 545, 547, 548, 
550, 553, and 724(a). 
‘‘(b) When a foreign proceeding is a foreign nonmain 
proceeding, the court must be satisfied that an action 
under subsection (a) relates to assets that, under United 
States law, should be administered in the foreign nonmain 
proceeding. 
‘‘§ 1524. Intervention by a foreign representative 
‘‘Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the for-
eign representative may intervene in any proceedings in 
a State or Federal court in the United States in which 
the debtor is a party.
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—COOPERATION WITH FOR-
EIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTA-
TIVES 
‘‘§ 1525. Cooperation and direct communication be-
tween the court and foreign courts or for-
eign representatives 
‘‘(a) Consistent with section 1501, the court shall co-
operate to the maximum extent possible with a foreign 
court or a foreign representative, either directly or 
through the trustee. 
‘‘(b) The court is entitled to communicate directly 
with, or to request information or assistance directly from, 
a foreign court or a foreign representative, subject to the 
rights of a party in interest to notice and participation. 
‘‘§ 1526. Cooperation and direct communication be-
tween the trustee and foreign courts or 
foreign representatives 
‘‘(a) Consistent with section 1501, the trustee or 
other person, including an examiner, authorized by the 
court, shall, subject to the supervision of the court, cooper-
ate to the maximum extent possible with a foreign court 
or a foreign representative. 
‘‘(b) The trustee or other person, including an exam-
iner, authorized by the court is entitled, subject to the su-
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pervision of the court, to communicate directly with a for-
eign court or a foreign representative. 
‘‘§ 1527. Forms of cooperation 
‘‘Cooperation referred to in sections 1525 and 1526 
may be implemented by any appropriate means, includ-
ing—
‘‘(1) appointment of a person or body, including 
an examiner, to act at the direction of the court; 
‘‘(2) communication of information by any 
means considered appropriate by the court; 
‘‘(3) coordination of the administration and su-
pervision of the debtor’s assets and affairs; 
‘‘(4) approval or implementation of agreements 
concerning the coordination of proceedings; and 
‘‘(5) coordination of concurrent proceedings re-
garding the same debtor. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS 
‘‘§ 1528. Commencement of a case under this title 
after recognition of a foreign main pro-
ceeding 
‘‘After recognition of a foreign main proceeding, a 
case under another chapter of this title may be commenced 
only if the debtor has assets in the United States. The 
effects of such case shall be restricted to the assets of the 
debtor that are within the territorial jurisdiction of the
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United States and, to the extent necessary to implement 
cooperation and coordination under sections 1525, 1526, 
and 1527, to other assets of the debtor that are within 
the jurisdiction of the court under sections 541(a) of this 
title, and 1334(e) of title 28, to the extent that such other 
assets are not subject to the jurisdiction and control of 
a foreign proceeding that has been recognized under this 
chapter. 
‘‘§ 1529. Coordination of a case under this title and a 
foreign proceeding 
‘‘If a foreign proceeding and a case under another 
chapter of this title are pending concurrently regarding 
the same debtor, the court shall seek cooperation and co-
ordination under sections 1525, 1526, and 1527, and the 
following shall apply: 
‘‘(1) If the case in the United States pending 
at the time the petition for recognition of such for-
eign proceeding is filed—
‘‘(A) any relief granted under section 1519 
or 1521 must be consistent with the relief 
granted in the case in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) section 1520 does not apply even if 
such foreign proceeding is recognized as a for-
eign main proceeding.