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Discharging a Bankruptcy in France and the Recovery of an Undischarged Claim against a Debtor in the Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2009

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Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press 1996

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1. Among other references, see: District Court of Leeuwarden, 22 October 1981, NIPR 1983 no. 202; Pres. District Court of The Hague, 20 October 1992, NIPR 1993, no. 177; District Court of Amsterdam, 19 May 1993, NIPR 1994, no. 128; Court of Appeal of Amsterdam, 10 March 1994, NIPR 1994, no. 292.

2. See: District Court of Roermond, 6 March 1986, NIPR 1986 no. 484; District Court of Roermond, 5 June 1986, NIPR 1987 no. 166; Subdistrict Court of The Hague, 9 April 1992, NIPR 1992 no. 282; Court of Appeal of Amsterdam, 13 January 1994, NIPR 1994 no. 290; District Court of Amsterdam, 30 March 1994, NIPR 1994 no. 267.

3. Convention on Insolvency Proceedings of the European Union, Brussels, 25 September 1995.

4. Bos, T.M., ‘Cross-Border Insolvency’, in ‘Netherlands Judicial Decisions Involving Questions of Private International Law’, 42 NILR (1995) pp. 121130Google Scholar.

5. The Advocate General here refers to: Kosters, J. and Dubbink, C.W., Algemeen deel van hetNederlandseinternationaalprivaatrecht, 2nd edn. (1962)p. 868Google Scholar; Verheul, J.P., ‘Overzichtder Nederlandse Rechtspraak, Internationaal Privaatrecht; Faillissement (1979–1986)’, WPNR (1986) 5805, p. 704Google Scholar, referring to the President of the District Court of Rotterdam, 30 August 1982.

6. P. Colle and F. t'Kint, ‘Report for Belgium’, in Fletcher, I.F., Cross-Border Insolvency: National and Comparative Studies (1992) pp. 6368Google Scholar;van Hecke, G., ‘Company Bankruptcy and Similar Proceedings in Belgian Private International Law’, in Voskuil, C. C. A. et al. , eds., Corporate Bankruptcy and Similar Proceedings. Hague-Zagreb-Ghent Essays (7) on the Law of International Trade (1989) pp. 8687Google Scholar. The Convention Between Belgium and France Concerning Judicial Competence, and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judicial Decisions, Arbitration Decisions and Authentic Acts, entered into in Paris on 8 July 1899, does not apply. Although Art. 8 does recognise bankruptcies, it limits their scope to merchants of Belgian or French nationality; see: Weser, M., Traité Franco-Beige du 8 juillet 1899 (1950) p. 233 et seqGoogle Scholar.