San Marino Bankruptcy Attorney

TITLE 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES
    SUBCHAPTER III - RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

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    Sec. 1515. Application for recognition

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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.

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