# Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast), Article 4: Examination as to jurisdiction

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. A court seised of a request to open insolvency proceedings shall of its own motion examine whether it has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 1(1A) (a) or (b). Where there is jurisdiction to open insolvency proceedings on either of the grounds specified in Article 1(1A)(a) or (b), the judgment opening such proceedings must state which of those grounds is applicable.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where insolvency proceedings are opened ... without a decision by a court, ... the insolvency practitioner appointed in such proceedings must examine the grounds on which there is jurisdiction to open the proceedings under Article 1(1A). Where this is the case and there is jurisdiction to open insolvency proceedings on either of the grounds specified in Article 1(1A)(a) or (b), the insolvency practitioner must specify in the decision opening the proceedings which of those grounds is applicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/848/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-848/article-4
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