Brussels, 22.12.2004

COM(2004) 827 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 Commission([2]),

Whereas:

(1) The Annexes 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 to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in point (a) of Article 2 of that Regulation. Annex B lists the winding-up proceedings referred to in point (c) of Article 2 and Annex C lists the liquidators referred to in point (b) of Article 2 of that Regulation .

(2) Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 were amended by the 2003 Act of Accession so as to include the insolvency proceedings, the winding-up proceedings and the liquidators of the acceding States.

(3) Belgium, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom have notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 is amended as follows:

(1) Annex A is replaced by the text set out in Annex A to this Regulation;

(2) Annex B is replaced by the text set out in Annex B to this Regulation;

(3) Annex C is replaced by the text set out in Annex C to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

ANNEX A Insolvency proceedings referred to in point (a) of Article 2

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

- Het faillissement / La faillite

- Het gerechtelijk akkoord / Le concordat judiciaire

- De collectieve schuldenregeling / Le règlement collectif de dettes

- De vrijwillige vereffening / La liquidation volontaire

- De gerechtelijke vereffening / La liquidation judiciaire

- De voorlopige ontneming van beheer, bepaald in artikel 8 van de faillissementswet / Le dessaisissement provisoire, visé à l’article 8 de la loi sur les faillites

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

- Konkurs

- Nucené vyrovnání

- Vyrovnání

DEUTSCHLAND

- Das Konkursverfahren

- Das gerichtliche Vergleichsverfahren

- Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

- Das Insolvenzverfahren

EESTI

- Pankrotimenetlus

ΕΛΛΑΣ

- Πτω΄χευση

- Η ειδικη΄ εκκαθα΄ριση

- Η προσωρινη΄ διαχει΄ριση εταιρει΄ας. Η διοι΄κηση και η διαχει΄ριση των πιστωτω΄ν

- Η υπαγωγη΄ επιχει΄ρησης υπο΄ επι΄τροπο µε σκοπο΄ τη συ΄ναψη συµβιβασµου΄ µε τους πιστωτε΄ς

ESPAÑA

- Concurso

FRANCE

- Liquidation judiciaire

- Redressement judiciaire avec nomination d'un administrateur

IRELAND

- Compulsory winding up by the court

- Bankruptcy

- The administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying insolvent

- Winding-up in bankruptcy of partnerships

- Creditors' 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 distribution

- Company examinership

ITALIA

- Fallimento

- Concordato preventivo

- Liquidazione coatta amministrativa

- Amministrazione straordinaria

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

- Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο / (Compulsory winding up by the court)

- Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος / (Creditor's voluntary winding up by court order)

- Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από μέλη / (Company's (members) voluntary winding up)

- Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου / (Winding up subject to the supervision of the court)

- Πτώχευση κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος / (Bankruptcy by court order)

- Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα / (The administration of the estate of persons dying insolvent)

LATVIJA

- Bankrots

- Izlīgums

- Sanācija

LIETUVA

- įmonės restruktūrizavimo byla

- įmonės bankroto byla

- įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka

LUXEMBOURG

- Faillite

- Gestion contrôlée

- Concordat préventif de faillite (par abandon d'actif)

- Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat

MAGYARORSZÁG

- Csődeljárás

- Felszámolási eljárás

MALTA

- Xoljiment

- Amministrazzjoni

- Stralc volontarju mill-membri jew mill-kredituri

- Stralc mill-Qorti

- Falliment f’kaz ta’ negozzjant

NEDERLAND

- Het faillissement

- De surséance van betaling

- De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

ÖSTERREICH

- Das Konkursverfahren

- Das Ausgleichsverfahren

POLSKA

- Postępowanie upadłościowe

- Postępowanie układowe

- Upadłość obejmująca likwidację

- Upadłość z możliwością zawarcia układu

PORTUGAL

- O processo de insolvência

- O processo de falência

- Os processos especiais de recuperação de empresa, ou seja:

- A concordata- A reconstituição empresarial- A reestruturação financeira- A gestão controlada

SLOVENIJA

- Stečajni postopek

- Skrajšani stečajni postopek

- Postopek prisilne poravnave

- Prisilna poravnava v stečaju

- Likvidacija pravne osebe pred sodiščem

SLOVENSKO

- Konkurzné konanie

- Nútené vyrovnanie

- Vyrovnanie

SUOMI/FINLAND

- Konkurssi / konkurs

- Yrityssaneeraus / företagssanering

SVERIGE

- Konkurs

- Företagsrekonstruktion

UNITED KINGDOM

- Winding up by or subject to the supervision of the court

- Creditors' voluntary winding up (with confirmation by the court)

- Administration (including appointments under paragraph 14 and 22 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986)

- Voluntary arrangements under insolvency legislation

- Bankruptcy or sequestration

ANNEX B

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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

- Het faillissement / La faillite

- De vrijwillige vereffening / La liquidation volontaire

- De gerechtelijke vereffening / La liquidation judiciaire

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

- Konkurs

- Nucené vyrovnání

DEUTSCHLAND

- Das Konkursverfahren

- Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

- Das Insolvenzverfahren

EESTI

- Pankrotimenetlus

ΕΛΛΑΣ

- Πτω΄χευση

- Η ειδικη΄ εκκαθα΄ριση

ESPAÑA

- Concurso

FRANCE

- Liquidation judiciaire

IRELAND

- Compulsory winding up

- Bankruptcy

- The administration in bankruptcy of the estate of persons dying insolvent

- Winding-up in bankruptcy of partnerships

- Creditors' 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 distribution

ITALIA

- Fallimento

- Liquidazione coatta amministrativa

- Concordato preventivo con cessione dei beni

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

- Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο / (Compulsory winding up by the court)

- Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου / (Winding up subject to the supervision of the court)

- Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές (με την επικύρωση του Δικαστηρίου) / (Creditor's voluntary winding up (with confirmation by the court))

- Πτώχευση / (Bankruptcy)

- Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα / (The administration of the estate of persons dying insolvent)

LATVIJA

- Bankrots

LIETUVA

- įmonės bankroto byla

- įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka

LUXEMBOURG

- Faillite

- Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat

MAGYARORSZÁG

- Felszámolási eljárás

MALTA

- Stralc volontarju

- Stralc mill-Qorti

- Falliment inkluz il-hrug ta’ mandat ta’ qbid mill-Kuratur f’kas ta’ negozzjant fallut

NEDERLAND

- Het faillissement

- De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

ÖSTERREICH

- Das Konkursverfahren

POLSKA

- Postępowanie upadłościowe

- Upadłość obejmująca likwidację

PORTUGAL

- O processo de insolvência

- O processo de falência

SLOVENIJA

- Stečajni postopek

- Skrajšani stečajni postopek

- Likvidacija pravne osebe pred sodiščem

SLOVENSKO

- Konkurzné konanie

- Nútené vyrovnanie

- Vyrovnanie

SUOMI / FINLAND

- Konkurssi / konkurs

SVERIGE

- Konkurs

UNITED KINGDOM

- Winding up by or subject to the supervision of the court (including appointments under paragraph 14 and 22 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986)

- Creditors' voluntary winding up (with confirmation by the court)

- Bankruptcy or sequestration

ANNEX C

Liquidators referred to in point (b) of Article 2

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

- De curator / Le curateur

- De commissaris inzake opschorting / Le commissaire au sursis

- De schuldbemiddelaar / Le médiateur de dettes

- De vereffenaar / Le liquidateur

- De voorlopg bewindvoerder / L’administrateur provisoire

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

- Správce podstaty

- Předběžný správce

- Vyrovnací správce

- Zvláštní správce

- Zástupce správce

DEUTSCHLAND

- Konkursverwalter

- Vergleichsverwalter

- Sachwalter (nach der Vergleichsordnung)

- Verwalter

- Insolvenzverwalter

- Sachwalter (nach der Insolvenzordnung)

- Treuhänder

- Vorläufiger Insolvenzverwalter

EESTI

- Pankrotihaldur

- Ajutine pankrotihaldur

- Usaldusisik

ΕΛΛΑΣ

- Ο συ΄νδικος

- Ο προσωρινο΄ς διαχειριστη΄ς. Η διοικου΄σα επιτροπη΄ των πιστωτω΄ν

- Ο ειδικο΄ς εκκαθαριστη΄ς

- Ο επι΄τροπος

ESPAÑA

- Administradores concursales

FRANCE

- Représentant des créanciers

- Mandataire liquidateur

- Administrateur judiciaire

- Commissaire à l'exécution de plan

IRELAND

- Liquidator

- Official Assignee

- Trustee in bankruptcy

- Provisional Liquidator

- Examiner

ITALIA

- Curatore

- Commissario

- Liquidatore giudiziale

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

- Εκκαθαριστής και Προσωρινός Εκκαθαριστής / (Liquidator and Provisional liquidator)

- Επίσημος Παραλήπτης / (Official Receiver)

- Διαχειριστής της Πτώχευσης / (Trustee in bankruptcy)

- Εξεταστής / (Examiner)

LATVIJA

- Maksātnespējas procesa administrators

LIETUVA

- Bankrutuojančių įmonių administratorius

- Restruktūrizuojamų įmonių administratorius

LUXEMBOURG

- Le curateur

- Le commissaire

- Le liquidateur

- Le conseil de gérance de la section d'assainissement du notariat

MAGYARORSZÁG

- Vagyonfelügyelő

- Felszámoló

MALTA

- Amministratur Provizorju

- Recevitur Ufficjali

- Stralcjatarju

- Manager specjali

- Kuraturi f’kas ta’ proceduri ta’ falliment

NEDERLAND

- De curator in het faillissement

- De bewindvoerder in de surséance van betaling

- De bewindvoerder in de schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

ÖSTERREICH

- Masseverwalter

- Ausgleichsverwalter

- Sachverwalter

- Treuhänder

- Besondere Verwalter

- Konkursgericht

POLSKA

- Syndyk

- Nadzorca sądowy

- Zarządca

PORTUGAL

- Administrador da insolvência

- Gestor judicial

- Liquidatário judicial

- Comissão de credores

SLOVENIJA

- Poravnalni senat (senat treh sodnikov)

- Upravitelj prisilne poravnave

- Stečajni senat (senat treh sodnikov)

- Stečajni upravitelj

- Upniški odbor

- Likvidacijski senat (kot stečajni senat, če sodišče ne odloči drugače)

- Likvidacijski upravitelj (kot stečajni upravitelj, če sodišče ne odloči drugače)

SLOVENSKO

- Predbežný správca

- Konkurzný správca

- Vyrovnací správca

- Osobitný správca

SUOMI / FINLAND

- Pesänhoitaja//boförvaltare

- Selvittäjä//utredare

SVERIGE

- Förvaltare

- God man

- Rekonstruktör

UNITED KINGDOM

- Liquidator

- Supervisor of a voluntary arrangement

- Administrator

- Official Receiver

- Trustee

- Provisional Liquidator

- Judicial factor

[1] OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

[2] OJ C , , p. .