Vol.6, No 1, 2008 pp. 51-62
UDC 347.736(497.11)
THE REFORMATION OF THE SERBIAN ACT
ON INSOLVENCY PROCEDURE (SAIP)
Vanja Serjević
Commercial Court of Niš, Republic of Serbia
E-mail: vanjaius@sbb.rs
The objective of the paper is to accentuate some of the major downsides of the Serbian Act on Insolvency Procedure. Those have been encountered by the author as practical obstacles in the administration of the bankruptcy cases pending before the Commercial Court in Nis.
The paper also contains the author's proposals for the amendment of the Act. They came about as the result of the comparative research in the US Bankruptcy Code. The main body of the paper comprises the following sub-sections: 1. The definition of 'insolvency', 2. Adjustment of debts of municipality, 3. Who may file a petition for insolvency, 4. Entering an order for relief (Entering a decision for commencement of the insolvency proceedings), 5. The jurisdictional authority of the court, 6. The trustee. Preliminary awards and compensations, 7. Creditors' representative bodies, 8. Allowance of the creditors' claims and interests, 9. Set-off, 10. Reorganization, 11. The protection of employees.
The references of the US Bankruptcy Code and the German Insolvency Statute, typed in bold, point to the very source of the author's ideas on the possible amendments of the Serbian Act.
Key words: insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, creditor, debtor, claim, petition for insolvency, order for relief, trustee, creditors' representative bodies, set-off, employees.
IZMENA ZAKONA O STEČAJNOM POSTUPKU (ZSP) REPUBLIKE SRBIJE
Cilj ovog rada je da istakne neke od osnovnih nedostataka Zakona o stečajnom postupku Republike Srbije. Sa tim nedostacima autor rada se susretala u vidu praktičnih problema u vođenju stečajnih predmeta pred Trgovinskim sudom u Nišu.
Rad takođe sadrži autorove predloge za izmenu Zakona. Ti predlozi su rezultat uporednog istraživanja Stečajnog kodeksa Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Osnovnu celinu rada čine sledeći podnaslovi: 1. Definicija "insolventnosti", 2. Regulisanje dugova javno-pravnih tela, 3. Ko može podneti predlog za pokretanje stečajnog postupka, 4. Rešenje o pokretanju stečajnog postupka, 5. Sudska nadležnost, 6. Stečajni upravnik. Preliminarna nagrada i naknada troškova, 7. Predstavnički organi poverilaca, 8. Priznanje potraživanja poverilaca, 9. Prebijanje, 10. Reorganizacija, 11. Zaštita zaposlenih.
Oznake odredaba američkog stečajnog kodeksa i nemačkog Zakona o insolventnosti, kucana masnim slovima, upućuju na sam izvor autorovih ideja o mogućim izmenama srpskog zakona.
Ključne reči: insolventnost, bankrotstvo, reorganizacija, poverilac, dužnik, prijava potraživanja, predlog za pokretanje stečajnog postupka, rešenje o pokretanju stečajnog postupka, stečajni upravnik, predstavnički organi poverilaca, prebijanje, zaposleni.
