7 In relation to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of China: (a) state the composition of the creditors’ meeting; (2 marks) (b) state the general conditions to be met for the creditors’ meeting to approve a resolution; and (4 marks) (c) state the special procedure that can be taken for the creditors’ meeting to approve a resolution involving the matters on the settlement agreement or the restructuring of an enterprise in the process of bankruptcy liquidation. (4 marks) (10 marks) 7 This question requires candidates to state the composition of the creditors’ meeting, and state the rules of the creditors’ meeting to approve a resolution during the process of the enterprise bankruptcy under the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of China: (a) In accordance with Article 59 of the Bankruptcy Law, the creditors’ meeting is composed of all the creditors who have declared their creditors’ right according to law when an enterprise goes into bankruptcy. (b) In accordance with Article 64 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, any resolution of the creditors’ meeting shall be approved by the following procedures: 50% or more of the creditors that have the right to vote and attend the meeting vote for the resolution concerned, representing 50% or more of the aggregate amount of the creditors’ right free from property guaranty, unless it is otherwise prescribed by this law. Any creditor who has the right to guaranty on particular assets of its debtor and that has not given up the priority right to be repaid may not enjoy the right to vote for any matter as prescribed in the present law. Where any creditor believes that a resolution of the creditors’ meeting has violated law or damaged its interest, it may, within 15 days as of the day when the creditors’ meeting makes a resolution, plead the people’s court to revoke the resolution and to order the creditors’ meeting to re-make a resolution according to law. (c) (i) In accordance with Article 65 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, where a resolution involving any matters on the management of the debtor’s assets or the conversion plan of the insolvent assets can not be adopted at the creditors’ meeting, such resolution shall be ruled by the competent people’s court. (ii) In accordance with Article 65 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, where a resolution involving any matters on the distribution plan of the insolvent assets has not been adopted after a second voting at the creditors’ meeting, such resolution shall be ruled by the competent people’s court. |