U.S. Code > Title 11 Bankruptcy > CHAPTER 15—ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES (§§ 1501—1532) > SUBCHAPTER II—ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT (§§ 1509—1514) > § 1511. Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303

§ 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.