11 USC § 1511 - Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303

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title: "11 USC § 1511 - Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1511"
section_name: "Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT"
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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. 138; amended Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(45), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562.)"
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# § 1511. Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303

**(a)** Upon recognition, a foreign representative may commence—

**(1)** an involuntary case under section 303; or

**(2)** a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.

**(b)** The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) must be accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting recognition. The court where the petition for recognition has been filed must be advised of the foreign representative’s intent to commence a case under subsection (a) prior to such commencement.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 138; amended Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(45), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010— inserted “, 302,” after “301” in section catchline.

## 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 .