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The Reform of the European Insolvency Regulation
Disclaimer This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Civil Justice Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Leiden University and/or Nottingham Trent University and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. Co-funded by the Civil Justice Programme of the European Union Co-funded by the International Insolvency Institute
18 April 2015 3 EIR Reform Project History: Treaty of Rome 1957 Brussels Regulation 1968 Art. 1 Exception 1970 Draft ( ↑ substantive and procedural) 1980 Draft ( ↓ substantive and procedural) CoE Istanbul Convention 1990 (procedural) European Insolvency Convention 1995 (proc.) European Insolvency Regulation 2000 (proc.) Amendments in 2004/06/13 (Acc), 2005 etc. (Am)
18 April 2015 4 EIR Reform Project Contents: Preamble Scope/Application/Definitions Jurisdiction Choice of Law/Exceptions Recognition Rules/Powers of Liquidator Conduct of Secondary Proceedings Creditors’ Information and Claims Transitional Provisions
18 April 2015 5 EIR Reform Project Preamble: Linked to Four Freedoms/Single Market issues Justification for legislation by EU Conflicts Problems acknowledged (‘widely differing substantive laws’) Modified Universalism Theory (main/secondary) Co-ordination Principle paramount Benefit for Creditors stressed Status of Preamble? Content Issues?
18 April 2015 6 EIR Reform Project Scope/Application (Article 1): Four Conditions: Collective (no individual action) Insolvent debtor (no pre-insolvency? CVA?) Partial/Total Divestment (DIP?) Liquidator appointed (DIP?) Application to all Debtors (Natural/Legal) except: Insurance Bodies (Directive 2001/17/EC) Credit Institutions (Directive 2001/24/EC) Investment Bodies (Trust/Pension Funds)
18 April 2015 7 EIR Reform Project Scope/Application (Article 1) (cont.): Territorial Application: 27+1 (Denmark opt-out in Maastricht Treaty) European-based Debtors International Corporate Groups (with a base in Europe) (Re:BRAC, Daisytek, Enron) Application in Time (Arts. 43, 47): 31 May 2002 (14)/1 May 2004 (10) 1 Jan 2007 (2) Relationship with other Instruments (Art. 45)
18 April 2015 8 EIR Reform Project Definitions (Article 2): Insolvency Proceedings (rescue + liquidation) in Annex A Winding Up Proceedings (liquidation) in Annex B Liquidator in Annex C Court/Judgment (wide reading) Time of Opening of Proceedings (effectiveness) Member state in which assets are situated Establishment (q.v. Brussels Convention 1968)
18 April 2015 9 EIR Reform Project Jurisdiction (Article 3): Main Proceedings – ‘centre of main interests’ – full effect – rescue and liquidation possible Secondary Proceedings – ‘establishment’ – restricted (territorial) effect – liquidation only Main usually opened before Secondary Secondary can be opened before Main if (i) impediment to Main exists (ii) creditor’s request/claim related to ‘establishment’
18 April 2015 10 EIR Reform Project Jurisdiction (Article 3) (cont.): What’s Missing? What does COMI mean? No independent definition in Article 2, so resort to domestic rules and possibility of double-jurisdiction and conflict (Eurofoods) Virgos-Schmit Report (persuasive interpretation) Relationship to establishment definition? Shifting COMI? (forum shopping) Corporate Groups? (Eurofoods/Daisytek)
18 April 2015 11 EIR Reform Project Choice of Law (Article 4): Lex concursus (for both Main and Secondary Proceedings) applicable to: Debtor’s capacity Asset treatment generally Debtor-liquidator powers Effect on availability of set-off, current contracts, creditors’ execution/enforcement, treatment of claims, proof of debts
18 April 2015 12 EIR Reform Project Choice of Law (Article 4) (cont.): Also applicable to: Priorities and distributions Closure and post-closure effects Costs and expenses Transaction avoidance (acts detrimental to creditors) Widest scope of application to procedural and substantive matters, subject to exceptions.
18 April 2015 13 EIR Reform Project Choice of Law Exceptions (‘carve-outs’): Article 5: rights in rem (security) Article 6: set-off (quasi-security) Article 7: reservation of title (quasi-security) Article 8: immoveables Article 9: financial market contracts Article 10: employment contracts Article 11: registrable rights (land/aircraft/ships) Article 12: community patents
18 April 2015 14 EIR Reform Project Choice of Law Exceptions (‘carve-outs’) (cont.): Article 13: protection of otherwise detrimental acts Article 14: protection of third party purchasers of Article 11-type assets Article 15: lis pendens Carve-outs may require main/secondary jurisdictions to determine foreign law if no proceedings can take place in the carve-out jurisdiction (i.e. no establishment), but will they be enforced?
18 April 2015 15 EIR Reform Project Recognition Principles: Article 16: principle of recognition (comity/full faith and credit/Brussels Convention 1968) Article 16 does not prevent opening of secondary proceedings Article 17: full effect given to main proceedings elsewhere and to effect of secondary proceedings limited to territorial assets
18 April 2015 16 EIR Reform Project Recognition Principles (cont.): Article 18: full powers for main liquidator, limited extra- territorial powers for secondary liquidator (no coercive powers can be used); liquidator must comply with domestic law for realisation of assets Article 38: temporary liquidator may ask for interim/preservation measures elsewhere Article 19: no formality for recognition of liquidator other than proof of appointment
18 April 2015 17 EIR Reform Project Recognition Principles (cont.): Article 21: general publicity for proceedings and appointments Article 22: publicity through registration for particular assets Article 23: costs imputable to proceedings Article 24: pre-publication transactions with debtor protected; constructive notice rule
18 April 2015 18 EIR Reform Project Recognition Principles (cont.): Article 25: recognition of further judgments and orders following Article 16 recognition (exception for postal secrecy and personal freedom) Article 26: public policy avoiding recognition altogether (pari passu rule and the problem of priority: Re: MG Rover España SA; Re: HIH Casualty and General Insurance Limited)
18 April 2015 19 EIR Reform Project Recognition Principles (cont.): Effect on creditors: Article 20(1): creditors must return seized assets to liquidator, subject to security exception (Articles 5 and 7) Article 20(2): creditors can not claim in distributions unless acknowledging distributions from other proceedings
18 April 2015 20 EIR Reform Project Conduct of Secondary Proceedings: Article 27: where main proceedings exist, secondary proceedings can be opened without ‘insolvent’ requirement Article 28: applicable law is that of secondary jurisdiction (see Article 4 for list) Article 29: main liquidator and any party permitted in secondary jurisdiction may apply for opening Article 30: security for costs may be required
18 April 2015 21 EIR Reform Project Conduct of Secondary Proceedings (cont.): Article 31: liquidators’ duty to co-operate and communicate (CoCo Guidelines; JudgeCo Project; ALI- III Project) Article 32: liquidators will lodge known claims in other proceedings/participate on same footing as creditor Article 33: stays in secondary proceedings at request of main liquidator (subject to it being in the interest of creditors) Article 34: main liquidator may propose end to secondary proceedings
18 April 2015 22 EIR Reform Project Conduct of Secondary Proceedings (cont.): Effect on creditors: Article 32: right to prove debts/claims in all proceedings Note also Article 20(2): creditors can not claim in distributions unless acknowledging distributions from other proceedings Article 35: surplus from secondary proceedings may be transferred to main proceedings (subject to Article 26?)
18 April 2015 23 EIR Reform Project Conduct of Secondary Proceedings (cont.): Where secondary opened before main: Article 36: once main proceedings opened, secondary proceedings to comply with rules in Articles 31-35 Article 37: secondary proceedings may be converted from rescue to liquidation
18 April 2015 24 EIR Reform Project Creditors: Article 39: right to prove debts/claims in all proceedings (see also Article 32 for secondary proceedings) Article 40: duty to inform known creditors Article 41: content of proof of debt Article 42: notice to creditors in language of proceedings/headnote in all official EU languages; creditors’ proof in any language of state of residence
18 April 2015 25 EIR Reform Project Reform Perspectives: Review by 1 June 2012 and 5-yearly intervals thereafter (Art. 46) Pressure for early review (since in force!) to change: COMI Definition seen as urgent (ECJ in Eurofoods) Race to the Court (pending petitions) Forum-shopping to be discouraged The Problematic of Corporate Groups Secondary proceedings = liquidation?
18 April 2015 26 EIR Reform Project Reform Perspectives (cont.): Central Insolvency Register Communications Guidelines/Int’l Best Practices to flesh out Art. 31 Commentaries/Articles/Books
18 April 2015 27 EIR Reform Project 2012-2014 Cursus Assessment: Vienna-Heidelberg Report Commission Draft 12.12.12 Main Themes: Scope/Jurisdiction/Art 25 COMI-Shifts/Synthetic Secondaries Group Insolvencies and Coordination
18 April 2015 28 EIR Reform Project EP Responses Group of Experts National Responses Questions: Content/Coverage Scope/Jurisdiction/Annexe A General Coordination/Cooperation Group Dynamic/UNCITRAL WG V Work
18 April 2015 29 EIR Reform Project Reform Process (cont.): More EP Amendments Final Council Text Enactment 2015? In force 2016/7?
18 April 2015 30 EIR Reform Project The Future? A Wider European Legal Order: Unifying texts in insolvency jurisdiction Fitting into corporate migration issues (Centros/Uberseering/Inspire-Art) Time to think about substantive change? Convergence process/Regulatory arbitrage Fresh Start/Wrongful Trading initiatives What substantive/procedural rules? INSOL Europe Rep Commission Recommendation of 2014
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