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The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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Article 15. Application for recognition of a foreign proceeding

1.  A foreign representative may apply to the court for recognition of the foreign proceeding in which the foreign representative has been appointed.

2.  An application for recognition shall be accompanied by—

(a)a certified copy of the decision commencing the foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative; or

(b)a certificate from the foreign court affirming the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative; or

(c)in the absence of evidence referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), any other evidence acceptable to the court of the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative.

3.  An application for recognition shall also be accompanied by a statement identifying all foreign proceedings, proceedings under Northern Ireland insolvency law and section 426 requests in respect of the debtor that are known to the foreign representative.

4.  The foreign representative shall provide the court with a translation into English of documents supplied in support of the application for recognition.

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