Council Regulation (EC) No 681/2007 of 13 June 2007 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
Date: 2007-06-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, bankruptcy, directory, financial solvency, judicial proceedings

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 681/2007

of 13 June 2007

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
Community,

establishing the European

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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
the
which that Regulation applies. Annex A lists
insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a) of
that Regulation. Annex
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.

lists

B

Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000
were amended by the 2003 Act of Accession so as to
the winding-up
include the
insolvency proceedings,
proceedings and the liquidators of
the 10 Member
States which acceded to the European Union in 2004,
by Regulation (EC) No 603/2005 (2) and Regulation (EC)
No 694/2006 (3) in order to amend the said Annexes as
regards several Member States and by Regulation (EC) No
1791/2006 so as to include the insolvency proceedings,
the winding-up proceedings and the liquidators of
Bulgaria and Romania.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

On 29 August 2006 the Czech Republic 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.

On 26 January 2007 Romania notified the Commission,
to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No
pursuant
in
1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out
Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.

On 27 February 2007 Italy notified the Commission,
to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No
pursuant
1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out
in
Annexes B and C to that Regulation.

On 23 March 2007 Sweden notified the Commission,
to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No
pursuant
1346/2000, of an amendment
in
Annex C to that Regulation.

to the list set out

The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1346/2000, and, by virtue of Article 45
of
in the
adoption and application of this Regulation.

that Regulation, are therefore taking part

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 establishing the
European Community, Denmark does not take part in
the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or
subject to its application.

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 100, 20.4.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 1.

(9)

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

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

3. Annex C shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex III to

this Regulation.

Article 1

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

Article 2

1. Annex A shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to

this Regulation;

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

2. Annex B shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex II to

this Regulation;

However, the designations in Annexes A, B and C for the Czech
Republic shall apply from 1 January 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in
accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2007.

For the Council
The President

W. SCHÄUBLE

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX A

Insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a)

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

БЪЛГАРИЯ

— Производство по несъстоятелност

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
— Konkurs

— Reorganizace

— Oddlužení

DEUTSCHLAND
— Das Konkursverfahren

— Das gerichtliche Vergleichsverfahren

— Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

— Das Insolvenzverfahren

EESTI
— Pankrotimenetlus

ΕΛΛΑΣ

— Η πτώχευση

— Η ειδική εκκαθάριση

— Η προσωρινή διαχείριση εταιρείας. Η διοίκηση και διαχείριση των πιστωτών

— Η υπαγωγή επιχείρησης υπό επίτροπο με σκοπό τη σύναψη συμβιβασμού με τους πιστωτές

ESPAÑA
— Concurso

FRANCE
— Sauvegarde

— Redressement judiciaire

— Liquidation judiciaire

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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

— Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος

— Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από μέλη

— Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου

— Πτώχευση κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος

— Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα

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

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MALTA
— Xoljiment

— Amministrazzjoni

— Stralċ volontarju mill-membri jew mill-kredituri

— Stralċ mill-Qorti

— Falliment f’każ ta’ negozjant

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

ROMÂNIA
— procedura insolvenței

— reorganizarea judiciară

— procedura falimentului

SLOVENIJA
— Stečajni postopek

— Skrajšani stečajni postopek

— Postopek prisilne poravnave

— Prisilna poravnava v stečaju

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SLOVENSKO
— Konkurzné konanie
— Reštrukturalizačné konanie

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 made by filing prescribed documents with the court
— Voluntary arrangements under insolvency legislation
— Bankruptcy or sequestration’.

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX B

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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE
— Het faillissement/La faillite

— De vrijwillige vereffening/La liquidation volontaire

— De gerechtelijke vereffening/La liquidation judiciaire

БЪЛГАРИЯ

— Производство по несъстоятелност

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
— Konkurs

DEUTSCHLAND
— Das Konkursverfahren

— Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren

— Das Insolvenzverfahren

EESTI
— Pankrotimenetlus

ΕΛΛΑΣ

— Η πτώχευση

— Η ειδική εκκαθάριση

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

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ITALIA
— Fallimento

— Concordato preventivo con cessione dei beni

— Liquidazione coatta amministrativa

— Amministrazione straordinaria con programma di cessione dei complessi aziendali

— Amministrazione straordinaria con programma di ristrutturazione di cui sia parte integrante un concordato con

cessione dei beni

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

— Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο

— Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου

— Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές (με την επικύρωση του Δικαστηρίου)

— Πτώχευση

— Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα

LATVIJA
— Bankrots

LIETUVA
— įmonės bankroto byla

— įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka

LUXEMBOURG
— Faillite

— Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat

MAGYARORSZÁG
— Felszámolási eljárás

MALTA
— Stralċ volontarju

— Stralċ mill-Qorti

— Falliment inkluż il-ħruġ ta’ mandat ta’ qbid mill-Kuratur f’każ ta’ negozjant fallut

NEDERLAND
— Het faillissement

— De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen

ÖSTERREICH
— Das Konkursverfahren

POLSKA
— Postępowanie upadłościowe

— Upadłość obejmująca likwidację

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PORTUGAL
— O processo de insolvência
— O processo de falência

ROMÂNIA
— procedura falimentului

SLOVENIJA
— Stečajni postopek
— Skrajšani stečajni postopek

SLOVENSKO
— Konkurzné konanie

SUOMI/FINLAND
— Konkurssi/konkurs

SVERIGE
— Konkurs

UNITED KINGDOM
— Winding-up by or subject to the supervision of the court
— Winding-up through administration,
— Creditors’ voluntary winding-up (with confirmation by the court)
— Bankruptcy or sequestration’.

including appointments made by filing prescribed documents with the court

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ANNEX III

‘ANNEX C

Liquidators referred to in Article 2(b)

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 voorlopige bewindvoerder/L’administrateur provisoire

БЪЛГАРИЯ

— Назначен предварително временен синдик

— Временен синдик

— (Постоянен) синдик

— Служебен синдик

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
— Insolvenční správce

— Předběžný insolvenční správce

— Oddělený insolvenční správce

— Zvláštní insolvenční správce

— Zástupce insolvenčního správce

DEUTSCHLAND
— Konkursverwalter

— Vergleichsverwalter

— Sachwalter (nach der Vergleichsordnung)

— Verwalter

— Insolvenzverwalter

— Sachwalter (nach der Insolvenzordnung)

— Treuhänder

— Vorläufiger Insolvenzverwalter

EESTI
— Pankrotihaldur

— Ajutine pankrotihaldur

— Usaldusisik

ΕΛΛΑΣ

— Ο σύνδικος

— Ο προσωρινός διαχειριστής. Η διοικούσα επιτροπή των πιστωτών

— Ο ειδικός εκκαθαριστής

— Ο επίτροπος

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ESPAÑA
— Administradores concursales

FRANCE
— Mandataire judiciaire

— Liquidateur

— Administrateur judiciaire

— Commissaire à l’exécution du plan

IRELAND
— Liquidator

— Official Assignee

— Trustee in bankruptcy

— Provisional Liquidator

— Examiner

ITALIA
— Curatore

— Commissario giudiziale

— Commissario straordinario

— Commissario liquidatore

— Liquidatore giudiziale

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

— Εκκαθαριστής και Προσωρινός Εκκαθαριστής

— Επίσημος Παραλήπτης

— Διαχειριστής της Πτώχευσης

— Εξεταστής

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

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MALTA
— Amministratur Proviżorju

— Riċevitur Uffiċjali

— Stralċjarju

— Maniġer Speċjali

— Kuraturi f’każ ta’ proċeduri 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

— Sachwalter

— Treuhänder

— Besondere Verwalter

— Konkursgericht

POLSKA
— Syndyk

— Nadzorca sądowy

— Zarządca

PORTUGAL
— Administrador da insolvência

— Gestor judicial

— Liquidatário judicial

— Comissão de credores

ROMÂNIA

— practician în insolvență

— administrator judiciar

— lichidator

SLOVENIJA

— Upravitelj prisilne poravnave

— Stečajni upravitelj

— Sodišče, pristojno za postopek prisilne poravnave

— Sodišče, pristojno za stečajni postopek

SLOVENSKO
— Predbežný správca

— Správca

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SUOMI/FINLAND
— Pesänhoitaja//boförvaltare
— Selvittäjä//utredare

SVERIGE
— Förvaltare
— Rekonstruktör

UNITED KINGDOM
— Liquidator
— Supervisor of a voluntary arrangement
— Administrator
— Official Receiver
— Trustee
— Provisional Liquidator
— Judicial factor’.