11 USC § 1526 - Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives

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title: "11 USC § 1526 - Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1526"
section_name: "Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES"
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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. 143.)"
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# § 1526. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives

**(a)** Consistent with section 1501, the trustee or other person, including an examiner, authorized by the court, shall, subject to the supervision of the court, cooperate to the maximum extent possible with a foreign court or a foreign representative.

**(b)** The trustee or other person, including an examiner, authorized by the court is entitled, subject to the supervision of the court, to communicate directly with a foreign court or a foreign representative.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 143.)

## 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 .