EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 30.5.2016

COM(2016) 317 final

2016/0159(COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

•Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

•Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area

•Consistency with other Union policies

2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY

•Legal basis

•Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)

•Proportionality

•Choice of the instrument

3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

2016/0159 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 81 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 list the designations given in the national legislation of the Member States to the proceedings and insolvency practitioners to which that Regulation applies. Annex A to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in point (4) of Article 2 of the Regulation. Annex B lists the insolvency practitioners referred to in point (5) of Article 2.

(2)On 4 December 2015, Poland notified the Commission of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A and B to that Regulation. These amendments comply with the requirements set out in the Regulation.

(3)The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regulation (EU) 2015/848 and are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.

(4)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 on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(5)Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels,

(1) OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 19–72.

(2) Official Journal C 102 , 04/04/1996 P. 0002 – 0003.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 30.5.2016

COM(2016) 317 final

ANNEX

to the Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings

ANNEX

to the Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings

Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 are replaced by the following:

"ANNEX A

Insolvency proceedings referred to in point (4) of Article 2

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

— Het faillissement/La faillite,

— De gerechtelijke reorganisatie door een collectief akkoord/La réorganisation judiciaire par accord collectif,

— De gerechtelijke reorganisatie door een minnelijk akkoord/La réorganisation judiciaire par accord amiable,

— De gerechtelijke reorganisatie door overdracht onder gerechtelijk gezag/La réorganisation judiciaire par transfert sous autorité de justice,

— 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,

— Võlgade ümberkujundamise menetlus,

ÉIRE/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,

— Examinership,

— Debt Relief Notice,

— Debt Settlement Arrangement,

— Personal Insolvency Arrangement,

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

— Η πτώχευση,

— Η ειδική εκκαθάριση εν λειτουργία,

— Σχέδιο αναδιοργάνωσης,

— Απλοποιημένη διαδικασία επί πτωχεύσεων μικρού αντικειμένου,

— Διαδικασία Εξυγίανσης,

 ESPAÑA

— Concurso,

— Procedimiento de homologación de acuerdos de refinanciación,

— Procedimiento de acuerdos extrajudiciales de pago,

— Procedimiento de negociación pública para la consecución de acuerdos de refinanciación colectivos, acuerdos de refinanciación homologados y propuestas anticipadas de convenio,

 FRANCE

— Sauvegarde,

— Sauvegarde accélérée,

— Sauvegarde financière accélérée,

— Redressement judiciaire,

— Liquidation judiciaire,

 HRVATSKA

— Stečajni postupak,

 ITALIA

— Fallimento,

— Concordato preventivo,

— Liquidazione coatta amministrativa,

— Amministrazione straordinaria,

— Accordi di ristrutturazione,

— Procedure di composizione della crisi da sovraindebitamento del consumatore (accordo o piano),

— Liquidazione dei beni,

 ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

— Υποχρεωτική εκκαθάριση από το Δικαστήριο,

— Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από μέλη,

— Εκούσια εκκαθάριση από πιστωτές

— Εκκαθάριση με την εποπτεία του Δικαστηρίου,

— Διάταγμα Παραλαβής και πτώχευσης κατόπιν Δικαστικού Διατάγματος,

— Διαχείριση της περιουσίας προσώπων που απεβίωσαν αφερέγγυα,

 LATVIJA

— Tiesiskās aizsardzības process,

— Juridiskās personas maksātnespējas process,

— Fiziskās personas maksātnespējas process,

 LIETUVA

— Įmonės restruktūrizavimo byla,

— Įmonės bankroto byla,

— Įmonės bankroto procesas ne teismo tvarka,

— Fizinio asmens bankroto procesas,

 LUXEMBOURG

— Faillite,

— Gestion contrôlée,

— Concordat préventif de faillite (par abandon d'actif),

— Régime spécial de liquidation du notariat,

— Procédure de règlement collectif des dettes dans le cadre du surendettement,

 MAGYARORSZÁG

— Csődeljárás,

— Felszámolási eljárás,

 MALTA

— Xoljiment,

— Amministrazzjoni,

— Stralċ volontarju mill-membri jew mill-kredituri,

— Stralċ mill-Qorti,

— Falliment f'każ ta' kummerċjant,

— Proċedura biex kumpanija tirkupra,

NEDERLAND

— Het faillissement,

— De surséance van betaling,

— De schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen,

 ÖSTERREICH

— Das Konkursverfahren (Insolvenzverfahren),

— Das Sanierungsverfahren ohne Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren),

— Das Sanierungsverfahren mit Eigenverwaltung (Insolvenzverfahren),

— Das Schuldenregulierungsverfahren,

— Das Abschöpfungsverfahren,

— Das Ausgleichsverfahren,

 POLSKA

— Upadłość

— Postępowanie o zatwierdzenie układu,

— Przyspieszone postępowanie układowe,

— Postępowanie układowe,

— Postępowanie sanacyjne,

 PORTUGAL

— Processo de insolvência,

— Processo especial de revitalização,

 ROMÂNIA

— Procedura insolvenței,

— Reorganizarea judiciară,

— Procedura falimentului,

— Concordatul preventiv,

 SLOVENIJA

— Postopek preventivnega prestrukturiranja,

— Postopek prisilne poravnave,

— Postopek poenostavljene prisilne poravnave,

— Stečajni postopek: stečajni postopek nad pravno osebo, postopek osebnega stečaja in postopek stečaja zapuščine,

 SLOVENSKO

— Konkurzné konanie,

— Reštrukturalizačné konanie,

— Oddlženie,

 SUOMI/FINLAND

— Konkurssi/konkurs,

— Yrityssaneeraus/företagssanering,

— Yksityishenkilön velkajärjestely/skuldsanering för privatpersoner,

 SVERIGE

— Konkurs,

— Företagsrekonstruktion,

— Skuldsanering,

 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.

ANNEX B

Insolvency practitioners referred to in point (5) of Article 2

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

— De curator/Le curateur,

— De gedelegeerd rechter/Le juge-délégué,

— De gerechtsmandataris/Le mandataire de justice,

— 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,

— Vorläufiger Sachwalter,

 EESTI

— Pankrotihaldur,

— Ajutine pankrotihaldur,

— Usaldusisik,

 ÉIRE/IRELAND

— Liquidator,

— Official Assignee,

— Trustee in bankruptcy,

— Provisional Liquidator,

— Examiner,

— Personal Insolvency Practitioner,

— Insolvency Service,

 ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

— Ο σύνδικος,

— Ο εισηγητής,

— Η επιτροπή των πιστωτών,

— Ο ειδικός εκκαθαριστής,

 ESPAÑA

— Administrador concursal,

— Mediador concursal,

 FRANCE

— Mandataire judiciaire,

— Liquidateur,

— Administrateur judiciaire,

— Commissaire à l'exécution du plan,

 HRVATSKA

— Stečajni upravitelj,

— Privremeni stečajni upravitelj,

— Stečajni povjerenik,

— Povjerenik,

 ITALIA

— Curatore,

— Commissario giudiziale,

— Commissario straordinario,

— Commissario liquidatore,

— Liquidatore giudiziale,

— Professionista nominato dal Tribunale,

— Organismo di composizione della crisi nella procedura di composizione della crisi da sovraindebitamento del consumatore,

— Liquidatore,

 ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

— Εκκαθαριστής και Προσωρινός Εκκαθαριστής,

— Επίσημος Παραλήπτης,

— Διαχειριστής της Πτώχευσης,

 LATVIJA

— Maksātnespējas procesa administrators,

 LIETUVA

— Bankroto administratorius,

— Restruktūrizavimo administratorius,

 LUXEMBOURG

— Le curateur,

— Le commissaire,

— Le liquidateur,

— Le conseil de gérance de la section d'assainissement du notariat,

— Le liquidateur dans le cadre du surendettement,

 MAGYARORSZÁG

— Vagyonfelügyelő,

— Felszámoló,

 MALTA

— Amministratur Proviżorju,

— Riċevitur Uffiċjali,

— Stralċjarju,

— Manager Speċjali,

— Kuraturi f'każ ta' proċeduri ta' falliment,

— Kontrolur Speċjali,

 NEDERLAND

— De curator in het faillissement,

— De bewindvoerder in de surséance van betaling,

— De bewindvoerder in de schuldsaneringsregeling natuurlijke personen,

 ÖSTERREICH

— Masseverwalter,

— Sanierungsverwalter,

— Ausgleichsverwalter,

— Besonderer Verwalter,

— Einstweiliger Verwalter,

— Sachwalter,

— Treuhänder,

— Insolvenzgericht,

— Konkursgericht,

 POLSKA

— Syndyk,

— Nadzorca sądowy,

— Zarządca,

— Nadzorca układu,

— Tymczasowy nadzorca sądowy,

— Tymczasowy zarządca,

— Zarządca przymusowy,

 PORTUGAL

— Administrador da insolvência,

— Administrador judicial provisório,

 ROMÂNIA

— Practician în insolvență,

— Administrator concordatar,

— Administrator judiciar,

— Lichidator judiciar,

 SLOVENIJA

— Upravitelj,

 SLOVENSKO

— Predbežný správca,

— Správca,

 SUOMI/FINLAND

— Pesänhoitaja/boförvaltare,

— Selvittäjä/utredare,

 SVERIGE

— Förvaltare,

— Rekonstruktör,

 UNITED KINGDOM

— Liquidator,

— Supervisor of a voluntary arrangement,

— Administrator,

— Official Receiver,

— Trustee,

— Provisional Liquidator,

— Interim Receiver,

— Judicial factor."