11 U.S.C. § 1515
Section 1515 · Application for recognition
This is § 801 of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 52 court decisions — leading case In Re SPhinX, Ltd. (2006)
Most recently applied in Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi v. Colin Diss (April 2024)
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(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.