Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, 5778-2018
חוק חדלות פירעון ושיקום כלכלי, תשע"ח-2018
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Chapter IV: Conduct of Protected Negotiations by a Corporation – Temporary Provision
Part 11: Penalties and Enforcement Powers
Chapter I: Penalties
Penalties§
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Appointment of Investigators§
Enforcement Powers§
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Appeal against a Court Decision§
Appeal against a Decision of the Official Receiver§
Appeal against a decision of the Enforcement Registrar§
Updating of amounts§
The Magistrate's Court competent to hear proceedings under this Law in respect of individuals§
Application of the provisions of the Law to a particular body of persons that is not a corporation§
The Minister may, by Order, apply the provisions of this Law, in whole or in part, to a particular body of persons that is not a corporation as defined in section 4 and in respect of which no other arrangement for the same matter is prescribed in legislation, and may prescribe in such an Order the adaptations and modifications required for the purpose of the application.
Amendment of the Schedules§
The Minister, with the approval of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, may, by Order, amend the First Schedule and the Second Schedule, provided that the Minister shall not add to the Second Schedule other than assets that are necessary for the debtor or for members of the debtor's family residing with the debtor for the purposes of their basic subsistence, or in respect of which the expected proceeds from their sale do not justify the harm that would be caused thereby to the debtor or to members of the debtor's family residing with the debtor.
Implementation and Regulations§
The Minister is responsible for the implementation of this Law and may make Regulations for its implementation, including Regulations on the following matters:
Transition to an online system§
The Minister may prescribe that actions taken under this Law, in whole or in part, including reports, publications, submission of applications and documents, granting of the right of inspection or votes, shall be carried out online, provided that an adequate response is ensured for those who do not make use of online means, and may prescribe provisions regarding the manner of carrying out such online actions.
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Repeal of the Bankruptcy Ordinance§
The Bankruptcy Ordinance [New Version], 5740-1980, except for section 97 of the Ordinance – is repealed.
Amendment of the Companies Ordinance – No. 21§
(Indirect amendment of the Companies Ordinance [New Version], 5743-1983.)
Amendment of the Companies Law – No. 32§
(Indirect amendment of the Companies Law, 5759-1999.)
Amendment of the Execution Law – No. 58§
(Indirect amendment of the Execution Law, 5727-1967.)
Amendment of the Cooperative Societies Ordinance – No. 10§
(Indirect amendment of the Cooperative Societies Ordinance.)
Amendment of the Banking Ordinance – No. 32§
(Indirect amendment of the Banking Ordinance, 1941.)
Amendment of the Civil Wrongs Ordinance – No. 12§
(Indirect amendment of the Civil Wrongs Ordinance [New Version].)
Amendment of the Wage Protection Law – No. 29§
(Indirect amendment of the Wage Protection Law, 5718-1958.)
Amendment of the Securities Law – No. 68§
(Indirect amendment of the Securities Law, 5728-1968.)
Amendment of the Associations Law – No. 17§
(Indirect amendment of the Associations Law, 5740-1980.)
Amendment of the Courts Law – No. 93§
(Indirect amendment of the Courts Law [Consolidated Version], 5744-1984.)
Amendment of the National Insurance Law – No. 201§
(Indirect amendment of the National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995.)
Amendment of the Financial Assets Agreements Law – No. 4§
(Indirect amendment of the Financial Assets Agreements Law, 5766-2006.)
Amendment of Payment Systems Law – No. 5§
(Indirect amendment of Payment Systems Law, 5768-2008).
Amendment of Bank of Israel Law – No. 5§
(Indirect amendment of Bank of Israel Law, 5770-2010).
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Contact Us →Part 14: Commencement, Application, Transitional Provisions and Temporary Provisions
Commencement and Application§
Transitional Provisions regarding Floating Charge§
Where a floating charge (security interest) that was lawfully registered before the commencement date applies to an asset of a corporation, the restrictions regarding a floating charge (security interest) in section 244 and the provisions regarding preferential debts in section 234 shall not apply in insolvency proceedings conducted in respect of the corporation, and the provisions regarding preferential debts set out in section 354 of the Companies Ordinance, as worded on the eve of the commencement date, shall apply in respect thereof, provided that one of the following conditions is met:
Transitional Provisions regarding Bankruptcy§
Transitional Provisions regarding Repeal of the Companies Ordinance§
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 359 –
Temporary Provision regarding Appointment of Trustee§
"(b) As trustee shall be appointed a person whom the court is satisfied has suitable professional qualifications and experience and in whom one of the following conditions is met: he is a member of the Bar Association, he holds a licence under the Certified Public Accountants Law, 5715-1955, or he has special skills or proven experience in managing corporations in insolvency proceedings.";
Temporary Provision regarding Benefit under Chapter VIII of the National Insurance Law§
For a period of three years from the commencement date, the following provisions shall apply in respect of a benefit under Chapter VIII of the National Insurance Law:
(b*) in section 183, the text thereof shall be marked "(a)" and after it shall come:
"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), where the court has not, in an order opening proceedings under Chapter IV of Part 2 of the Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, ordered the winding-up of the corporation –
Savings of Validity§
Regulations made under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, the Companies Ordinance and the Companies Law (in this subsection – the existing Regulations) shall remain in force as worded on the eve of the commencement date as if they had been made under the sections of this Law in which the power to make regulations in those matters is vested, and all this unless provisions have been prescribed in this Law in their place in matters regulated by a regulation among the existing Regulations or unless no power has been vested in this Law to prescribe provisions in the matters regulated by the existing Regulations, and all this for as long as the existing Regulations have not been amended or repealed under this Law.
Report to the Knesset regarding Corporations and Individual Debtors§
Report to the Knesset regarding Employees – Temporary Provision§
Research – Temporary Provision§
The Ministry of Justice shall conduct research that will accompany the implementation of the provisions of this Law; the research shall examine, inter alia, the effects of transferring the management of insolvency proceedings to the execution offices in respect of individuals with low-amount debts, and the average rates of repayment broken down by type of creditor; the Minister shall report to the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on the results of the research at the end of three years from the commencement date.
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