After the ordinary period for investigation has expired or the ordinary date of investigation has ended and after realization has been completed for property that belongs to the bankruptcy estate, a bankruptcy trustee must make a distribution without delay under the provisions of this Section (referred to below as a "final distribution" in this Chapter and the following Chapter) to holders of filed bankruptcy claims except in the case prescribed in Article 217, paragraph (1).
A bankruptcy trustee must obtain permission of the court clerk in order to make a final distribution.
The court may set the time for making a final distribution in advance after hearing opinions of a bankruptcy trustee.
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(Order of Discontinuance of Bankruptcy Proceedings Made After Making Order commencing Bankruptcy Proceedings)
When the court finds that the bankruptcy estate is insufficient for paying expenses for bankruptcy proceedings after making an order commencing bankruptcy proceeding…
裁判所は、破産手続開始の決定があった後、破産財団をもって破産手続の費用を支弁するのに不足すると認めるときは、破産管財人の申立てにより又は職権で、破産手続廃止の決定をしなければならない。この場合においては、裁判所は、債権者集会の期日において破産債権者の意見を聴かなければならない。
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「破産管財人」
A person who has the right to administer and dispose of the property belonging to the bankruptcy estate (破産財団) in bankruptcy proceedings.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (12)· applies throughout the law
bankruptcy estate
「破産財団」
The bankrupt's (破産者) property, inherited property (相続財産) or trust property (信託財産) that the bankruptcy trustee (破産管財人) has the exclusive right to administer and dispose of in bankruptcy proceedings.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (14)· applies throughout the law
holders of filed bankruptcy claims
「届出をした破産債権者」
A bankruptcy creditor (破産債権者) who has filed proof of a bankruptcy claim under Article 111, 112 or 114.
Short name set inArticle 31, paragraph (5)
ordinary date of investigation
「一般調査期日」
The date for investigating bankruptcy claims (破産債権) that the court sets under Article 31, paragraph (1), item (iii) when it makes the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings, where it has the claims investigated on a date under Article 116, paragraph (2) rather than in writing within a period.
Short name set inArticle 112, paragraph (1)
ordinary period for investigation
「一般調査期間」
The period for investigating bankruptcy claims (破産債権) that the court sets under Article 31, paragraph (1), item (iii) when it makes the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings.
Short name set inArticle 112, paragraph (1)
final distribution
「最後配当」
In Chapters VIII and IX, the distribution under Chapter VIII, Section 2 that a bankruptcy trustee (破産管財人) must make without delay to the bankruptcy creditors who have filed claims, once the ordinary period for investigation (一般調査期間) has passed or the ordinary date of investigation (一般調査期日) has ended and the property of the bankruptcy estate (破産財団) has all been realized, except where Article 217, paragraph (1) applies.
Short name set inArticle 195, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter and in Chapter 9