11 USC § 1505 - Authorization to act in a foreign country

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1505"
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title: "11 USC § 1505 - Authorization to act in a foreign country"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1505"
section_name: "Authorization to act in a foreign country"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)"
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# § 1505. Authorization to act in a foreign country

A trustee or another entity (including an examiner) may be authorized by the court to act in a foreign country on behalf of an estate created under section 541. An entity authorized to act under this section may act in any way permitted by the applicable foreign law.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after , and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under .