11 USC § 1527 - Forms of cooperation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1527"
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title: "11 USC § 1527 - Forms of cooperation"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1527"
section_name: "Forms of cooperation"
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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# § 1527. Forms of cooperation

Cooperation referred to in sections 1525 and 1526 may be implemented by any appropriate means, including—

**(1)** appointment of a person or body, including an examiner, to act at the direction of the court;

**(2)** communication of information by any means considered appropriate by the court;

**(3)** coordination of the administration and supervision of the debtor’s assets and affairs;

**(4)** approval or implementation of agreements concerning the coordination of proceedings; and

**(5)** coordination of concurrent proceedings regarding the same debtor.

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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 .