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Art. 169 – Liability for the bankruptcy costs

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Art. 169

1

The person who files the bankruptcy petition is liable for the costs incurred up to and including the discontinuation of bankruptcy proceedings due to a lack of assets (Art. 230) or until the call to creditors (Art. 232).337

2

The court may demand an advance of the costs from the creditor.

  1. 337 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 1994, in force since 1 Jan. 1997 (AS 1995 1227; BBl 1991 III 1).
Legal act context
SR 281.1 · DEBA · Federal act · Federal Act of 11 April 1889 on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (DEBA)
Structure path
Title Five Enforcement through Bankruptcy I. Ordinary Debt Enforcement through Bankruptcy C. Bankruptcy petition 4. Liability for the bankruptcy costs
Language
English (en)
Data status
2026-01-01

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