2015 US Code
Title 11 - Bankruptcy (Sections 101 - 1532)
Chapter 15 - Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases (Sections 1501 - 1532)
Subchapter II - Access of Foreign Representatives and Creditors to the Court (Sections 1509 - 1514)
Sec. 1511 - Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY CHAPTER 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES SUBCHAPTER II - ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT Sec. 1511 - Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303 |
| Contains | section 1511 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 138; amended Pub. L. 111-327, §2(a)(45), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562. |
| Statutes at Large References | 119 Stat. 138 124 Stat. 3562 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-8, Public Law 111-327 |
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(a) Upon recognition, a foreign representative may commence—
(1) an involuntary case under section 303; or
(2) a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.
(b) The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) must be accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting recognition. The court where the petition for recognition has been filed must be advised of the foreign representative's intent to commence a case under subsection (a) prior to such commencement.
(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 138; amended Pub. L. 111–327, §2(a)(45), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562.)
AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–327 inserted ", 302," after "301" in section catchline.
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