2016 US Code
Title 11 - Bankruptcy
Chapter 15 - Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases
Subchapter III - Recognition of a Foreign Proceeding and Relief
Sec. 1516 - Presumptions concerning recognition

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Citation 11 U.S.C. § 1516 (2016)
Section Name §1516. Presumptions concerning recognition
Section Text

(a) If the decision or certificate referred to in section 1515(b) indicates that the foreign proceeding is a foreign proceeding and that the person or body is a foreign representative, the court is entitled to so presume.

(b) The court is entitled to presume that documents submitted in support of the petition for recognition are authentic, whether or not they have been legalized.

(c) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the debtor's registered office, or habitual residence in the case of an individual, is presumed to be the center of the debtor's main interests.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 139.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 III - RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF
Sec. 1516 - Presumptions concerning recognition
Contains section 1516
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 119 Stat. 139
Public Law References Public Law 109-8
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