Chapter IX Closing of Bankruptcy Proceedings
第九章 破産手続の終了
第二百十六条（破産手続開始の決定と同時にする破産手続廃止の決定）
If the court finds that the bankruptcy estate is insufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings, it must make an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings at the same time as making an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if an amount sufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings is prepaid.
The court must immediately give a public notice of the following particulars and give a notice of those particulars to the bankrupt when it has made an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings at the same time as making an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1),:
the main text of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings; and
破産手続開始の決定の主文
the main text of the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings and the outline of the reasons attached.
破産手続廃止の決定の主文及び理由の要旨
An immediate appeal may be filed against an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of paragraph (1).
第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
The immediate appeal referred to in the preceding paragraph does not have the effect of a stay of enforcement.
前項の即時抗告は、執行停止の効力を有しない。
The provisions of Article 31 and Article 32 apply mutatis mutandis when an order to reverse the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) becomes final and binding.
第二百十七条（破産手続開始の決定後の破産手続廃止の決定）
When the court finds that the bankruptcy estate is insufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings after making an order commencing bankruptcy proceeding, it must make an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings upon the petition of a bankruptcy trustee or by its own authority. In this case, the court must hear opinions of bankruptcy creditors on the date of a creditors' meeting.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the second sentence of the preceding paragraph, the court may, when it finds it appropriate, hear opinions of bankruptcy creditors in writing in lieu of hearing opinions of bankruptcy creditors on the date of a creditors' meeting prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph. In this case, a person stated in Article 135, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) may not file a petition for convocation of a creditors' meeting pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph for conducting the hearing of opinions.
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply when an amount sufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings is prepaid.
When the court has made an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of paragraph (1), the court must immediately give a public notice of the main text of the order and the outline of the reasons attached, and serve the written judgment upon the bankrupt and a bankruptcy trustee.
When the court has made an order dismissing the petition referred to in paragraph (1), it must serve the written judgment upon a bankruptcy trustee. In this case, the provisions of the main clause of Article 10, paragraph (3) do not apply.
An immediate appeal may be filed against an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) and an order dismissing the petition referred to in that paragraph.
When an order to reverse the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) has become final and binding, the court that has made the order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings must immediately give a public notice to that effect.
第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定を取り消す決定が確定したときは、当該破産手続廃止の決定をした裁判所は、直ちに、その旨を公告しなければならない。
An order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) does not become effective unless it becomes final and binding.
第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。
Article 218Order of Discontinuance of Bankruptcy Proceedings with Consent of Bankruptcy Creditors
第二百十八条（破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の決定）
The court must issue an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings upon a petition of a bankrupt that satisfies any of the requirements stated in the following items:
裁判所は、次の各号に掲げる要件のいずれかに該当する破産者の申立てがあったときは、破産手続廃止の決定をしなければならない。
when the bankrupt has obtained consent for discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings from all bankruptcy creditors that filed a notification within the period for filing notification of claims; or
破産手続を廃止することについて、債権届出期間内に届出をした破産債権者の全員の同意を得ているとき。
when there is any bankruptcy creditor that does not give consent to the preceding item, and the bankrupt has provided security to the bankruptcy creditor that the court finds reasonable; provided, however, that this is limited to the case in which consent is obtained from other holders of filed bankruptcy claims for the provision of the security from the bankruptcy estate if the security is provided from the bankruptcy estate.
前号の同意をしない破産債権者がある場合において、当該破産債権者に対して裁判所が相当と認める担保を供しているとき。ただし、破産財団から当該担保を供した場合には、破産財団から当該担保を供したことについて、他の届出をした破産債権者の同意を得ているときに限る。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court may issue an order not to require the consent referred to in item (i) of that paragraph and the proviso to item (ii) of that paragraph from a bankruptcy creditor that holds a bankruptcy claim that has not been finalized. For the purpose of application of the provisions of item (i) of that paragraph and the proviso to item (ii) of that paragraph in this case, the term "holders of filed bankruptcy claims" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "holders of filed bankruptcy claims (excluding a bankruptcy creditor that holds a bankruptcy claim that has not been finalized, and from whom the court does not require consent)."
The court must give a public notice to that effect when the petition stated in paragraph (1) is filed.
裁判所は、第一項の申立てがあったときは、その旨を公告しなければならない。
A holder of filed bankruptcy claim may state their opinion to the court with regard to the petition referred to in paragraph (1) within two weeks from the day on which the public notice prescribed in the preceding paragraph becomes effective.
届出をした破産債権者は、前項に規定する公告が効力を生じた日から起算して二週間以内に、裁判所に対し、第一項の申立てについて意見を述べることができる。
The provisions of paragraphs (4) through (8) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, the term "a bankruptcy trustee" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the bankrupt".
前条第四項から第八項までの規定は、第一項の規定による破産手続廃止の決定について準用する。この場合において、同条第五項中「破産管財人」とあるのは、「破産者」と読み替えるものとする。
第二百十九条（破産者が法人である場合の破産債権者の同意による破産手続廃止の決定）
In order to file a petition referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the bankrupt that is a corporation must perform the procedure in advance for the corporation to continue to exist by complying with the provisions concerning the amendment of articles of incorporation or other basic articles.
Article 220Order of Completion of Bankruptcy Proceedings
第二百二十条（破産手続終結の決定）
The court must issue an order of completion of bankruptcy proceedings when a creditors' meeting referred to in Article 88, paragraph (4) is concluded or the period prescribed in Article 89, paragraph (2) expires after a final distribution, simplified distribution, or consensual distribution is completed.
When the court has issued an order of completion of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must immediately give a public notice of the main text of the order and the outline of the reasons attached, and give a notice of these to the bankrupt.
第二百二十一条（破産手続廃止後又は破産手続終結後の破産債権者表の記載の効力）
When an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Article 217, paragraph (1) or Article 218, paragraph (1) becomes final and binding or when an order of completion of bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is issued, with regard to bankruptcy claims that are finalized, the entries in the schedule of bankruptcy creditors have the same effect as a final and binding judgment against the bankrupt. In this case, a bankruptcy creditor may execute enforcement against the bankrupt based on the entries in the schedule of bankruptcy creditors with regard to a bankruptcy claim that has been finalized.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply when the bankrupt (including the agent referred to in the proviso to Article 121, paragraph (3)) has made an objection pursuant to the provisions of Article 118, paragraph (2), Article 119, paragraph (5), Article 121, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 121, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article or Article 122, paragraph (2)) or Article 121, paragraph (7) or Article 122, paragraph (2)) or Article 123, paragraph (1).