El Real Decreto-ley 11/2014, de 5 de septiembre, de medidas urgentes en materia concursal, añade un artículo 146 bis a la Ley Concursal que elimina obstáculos a la transmisión de la actividad en la fase de liquidación del concurso pero que no excluye la autorización administrativa de la transmisión en aquellos casos en los que la normativa sectorial lo requiere.
EL NUEVO ARTÍCULO 146 BIS DE LA LEY CONCURSAL
- RDA (RDL, its Spanish acronym) 11/2014, of 5 September, on urgent measures in insolvency matters, amends, inter alia, the rules on majorities required for the acceptance of settlement proposals.
The new rules can be found in art. 124(1) of the Spanish Insolvency Act (Ley Concursal), which now reads as follows:
Just six months after the last reform of the Law on Insolvency (Royal Decree-Law No. 4/2014 of 7 March) the Council of Ministers has promulgated a new amendment of the law with a view to facilitating, as far as possible, the continuity of financially viable businesses that become involved in insolvency proceedings.
These changes have been introduced by way of Royal Decree-Law No. 11/2014 of 5 September 2014 (the “Royal Decree-Law”).
- Debt capitalisation in court-approved refinancing agreements
The 4th additional provision (4th a.p.) of the Spanish Insolvency Act (IA) provides that certain effects under a court-sanctioned refinancing agreement may extend to financial creditors that either have not signed the agreement or have expressed disagreement with it (dissenting creditors).
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Royal Decree Law 4/2014, intended to promote efficiency in Spanish insolvency proceedings, is officially enacted with some important updates.
The Spanish legislature has finally enacted Royal Decree Law 4/2014 (the March Reform). Now known as Law 17/2014, of 30 September (the Act), the new law implements urgent measures regarding refinancing and restructuring of corporate debt. In addition to formally enacting the March Reform, the Spanish legislature included a few updates that are worth highlighting.
Pre-Insolvency Communication
The lender’s credit in respect of the joint-and-several guarantor declared insolvent is contingent unless existence of p
Rescission of an extension to a mortgage granted by the insolvent company securing a preexisting debt of a company of its group
On Friday 5 September, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved Royal Decree Law 11/2014, of 5 September, regarding urgent measures on insolvency. The Royal Decree Law brings in a series of significant reforms to the Spanish Insolvency Act 22/2003, of 9 July (the "Insolvency Act"). The new Royal Decree Law entered into force on 7 September 2014.
Pocas veces una legislación “moderna” (recordemos que el texto original de la Ley Concursal es de 2003) ha sido objeto de tanta modificación (en sus diez años de vigencia lleva más de 16 modificaciones). Lo que es seguro es que no será la última, de hecho en las próximas semanas verá la luz la Ley por la que se adoptan medidas urgentes en materia de refinanciación y reestructuración de deuda empresarial (procedente del Real Decreto-ley 4/2014, de 7 de marzo), un auténtico ejemplo de “reforma de la reforma”.