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Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the «PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law» (1)
关于适用《中华人民共和国企业破产法》若干问题的规定 (一)

The Provisions clarify the issues concerning the determination of reasons for bankruptcy to facilitate the implementation of the PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law.

规定解答了有关让定案件是否具备破产原因的问题,理顺了《中华人民共和国企业破产法》的施行。

Issue: October 2011

CLP Reference: 2500/11.09.09

PRC Reference: 法释〔2011〕22号

Promulgated: 26 September 2011

Effective: 09 September 2011

Keywords (click to search): bankruptcy insolvent people's court debt creditor debtor

(Promulgated by the Supreme People’s Court on September 9 2011 and effective as of September 26 2011.)

(最高人民法院于二零一一年九月九日公布,自二零一一年九月二十六日起施行。)


Judicial Interpretation [2011] No.22

法释〔2011〕22号


With a view to correctly applying the PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law and taking trial practice into consideration, the following provisions are made in respect of the issue of the application of the law in enterprise bankruptcy cases accepted by people’s courts in accordance with the law.

为正确适用《中华人民共和国企业破产法》,结合审判实践,就人民法院依法受理企业破产案件适用法律问题作出如下规定。


Article 1: If a debtor is unable to discharge a debt that is due and payable and either of the following circumstances applies, the people’s court shall find that a reason for bankruptcy has been satisfied:

第一条 债务人不能清偿到期债务并且具有下列情形之一的,人民法院应当认定其具备破产原因:



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