Regulation 13 Submission of claims by EEA creditors

(1)

An EEA creditor who on or after 20th April 2003 submits a claim or observations relating to his claim in any relevant proceedings (irrespective of when those proceedings were commenced or had effect) may do so in his domestic language, provided that the requirements in paragraphs (3) and (4) are complied with.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, “relevant proceedings” means—

(a)

a winding up;

(b)

a qualifying voluntary arrangement.

(3)

Where an EEA creditor submits a claim in his domestic language, the document must be headed with the words “Lodgement of claim” (in English).

(4)

Where an EEA creditor submits observations on his claim (otherwise than in the document by which he submits his claim), the observations must be headed with the words “Submission of observations relating to claims” (in English).

(5)

Paragraph (3) does not apply where an EEA creditor submits his claim using—

(a)

in the case of a winding up, a form of proof supplied by the liquidator in accordance with rule 4.74 of the Insolvency Rules, Rule 4.080 of the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) or rule 4.15(2) of the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules as the case may be;

(b)

in the case of a qualifying voluntary arrangement, a form approved by the court for that purpose.

(6)

In this regulation—

(a)

“domestic language”, in relation to an EEA creditor, means the official language, or one of the official languages, of the EEA State in which he is ordinarily resident or, if the creditor is not an individual, in which the creditor’s head office is located; and

(b)

“qualifying voluntary arrangement” has the meaning given by regulation 12(12).