Economie considerations regarding the mandatory insolvency petition under german law

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The mandatory insolvency petition in German law represents an element of 'exit' liability in the law of stock corporations; it is a complement to the prohibition of payments, as regulated in § 64 (formerly Subsec. 2) GmbHG, §§ 92 Subsec. 2 (formerly Subsec. 3), 93 Subsec. 3 Nr. 6 AktG. The goal of pulling 'sick' companies from the market at the right time is economically appropriate; however, due to the inflexibility of the regulation in question, this goal is only partially realized. Of particular concern is the requirement of a mandatory insolvency petition even when there is a positive survival prognosis for the company; this prevents a successful restructuring while simultaneously triggering liquidation mechanisms. Furthermore, implementing the mandatory insolvency petition leads to high costs on the part of the operators of the debtor company. Therefore, it is preferable to withdraw the strict mandatory insolvency petition while simultaneously expanding prohibitions of payment (as already foreseen by the MoMiG) and also simplifying creditors' petition rights. A first, though only transitional step in this right direction was just recently taken in the FMStG. If, in the event of a positive survival prognosis for the company, one equips the stringent mandatory insolvency petition in accordance with the suggestions given here, not only will economic considerations be satisfied; moreover, convergence will be (re-)established with respect to European 'exit' liabilities in an important field. This would defuse problems arising in both European law and international private law vis-a-vis the applicability of German ,exit' liability to foreign companies; also, it would set a course for a Europe-wide harmonization of ,exit' liability. This shows that the development and petition of economic principles can make an important contribution toward solving problems of international law.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftThe Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics (JIE)
Jahrgang22
Ausgabenummer1-2
Seiten (von - bis)73-88
Anzahl der Seiten16
ISSN0260-1079
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2010
Extern publiziertJa

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