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Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-102

§1515 Application for Recognition

Title 11 › CHAPTER 15 — ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES › SUBCHAPTER III — RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF › § 1515

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The person in charge of a foreign bankruptcy or similar case must ask a U.S. court to recognize that foreign case by filing a petition. The petition must include proof that the foreign case exists and that the person was appointed to run it: either a certified copy of the decision that started the foreign case and named the person, a certificate from the foreign court saying the case and appointment exist, or if those are not available, other evidence the court accepts. The petition must also list any other foreign cases about the same debtor that the person knows about. The proof documents named above must be translated into English, and the court can require translations of other documents if needed.

Full Legal Text

Title 11, §1515

Bankruptcy, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A foreign representative applies to the court for recognition of a foreign proceeding in which the foreign representative has been appointed by filing a petition for recognition.
(b)A petition for recognition shall be accompanied by—
(1)a certified copy of the decision commencing such foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative;
(2)a certificate from the foreign court affirming the existence of such foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative; or
(3)in the absence of evidence referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), any other evidence acceptable to the court of the existence of such foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative.
(c)A petition for recognition shall also be accompanied by a statement identifying all foreign proceedings with respect to the debtor that are known to the foreign representative.
(d)The documents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be translated into English. The court may require a translation into English of additional documents.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

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Citation

11 U.S.C. § 1515

Title 11, Bankruptcy

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102