Working Group V: Insolvency Law

63^rd session, 11-15 December 2023, Vienna

• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.188 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.189 - Civil asset tracing and recovery in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.190 - Applicable law in insolvency proceedings

62^nd session, 17-20 April 2023, New York

• A/CN.9/1133 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its sixty-second session
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.185 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.186 - Civil asset tracing and recovery tools used in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.187 - Applicable law in insolvency proceedings

61^st session, 12-16 December 2022, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1126 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its sixty-first session
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.181 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.182 - Inventory of civil asset tracing and recovery tools used in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.182/Add.1 - Inventory of civil asset tracing and recovery tools used in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.183 - Applicable law in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.183/Add.1 - Applicable law in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.184 - Summary of the panel discussion on “Sharing experience across regions: insolvency reforms in Latin America, Europe and beyond”, held on 15 July 2022 during the fifty-fifth session of UNCITRAL 

25th anniversary of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency

60^th session, 18-21 April 2022, New York

• A/CN.9/1094 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its sixtieth session 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.177 - Annotated provisional agenda 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.178 - Civil asset tracing and recovery in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.179 - Applicable law in insolvency proceedings
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.180 - Updates to “UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: The Judicial Perspective”

59^th session, 13-17 December 2021, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1088 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-ninth session 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.173 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.174 - Draft legislative guide on insolvency law for micro- and small enterprises
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.175 - Civil asset tracing and recovery in insolvency proceedings 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.176 - Applicable Law in insolvency proceeding  
• A/CN.9/1008 - Report of the Colloquium on Civil Asset Tracing and Recovery 
• A/CN.9/1060 - Report of the Colloquium on Applicable Law in Insolvency Proceedings
• A/CN.9/1077 - Consideration of a draft text on a simplified insolvency regime - Revisions to the draft commentary contained in working papers A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.172 and Add.1 in the light of deliberations of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) at its fifty-eighth session
• A/76/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-fourth session

58^th session, 4-7 May 2021, New York

• A/CN.9/1052 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-eighth session 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.171 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.172 - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.172/Add.1 - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime

57^th session, 7- 10 December 2020, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1046 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-seventh session
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.169/Rev.1 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.170/Rev.1 - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime

57^th session, 11-14 May 2020, New York 

Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 March, April and May sessions of UNCITRAL Working Groups I, III, IV, V and VI had to be postponed. Alternative arrangements were put in place, which allowed for progress to be made on the working papers scheduled for consideration at those sessions.

• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.169 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.170 - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime

56^th session, 2-5 December 2019, Vienna 

• A/CN.9/1006 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-sixth session (Vienna, 2–5 December 2019)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.167 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.168 - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime

55^th session, 28-31 May 2019, New York

• A/CN.9/972 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-fifth session (New York, 28-31 May 2019)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.164 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.165 - Enterprise group insolvency: draft guide to enactment
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.166 - Insolvency of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Draft text on a simplified insolvency regime

54^th session, 10-14 December 2018, Vienna

• A/CN.9/966 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-fourth session (Vienna, 10–14 December 2018)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.160 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.161 - Enterprise group insolvency: draft model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.162 - Enterprise group insolvency: guide to enactment of the draft model law (as contained in A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.161)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.163 - Insolvency of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Draft text on a simplified insolvency 
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.153 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency: enterprise groups

53 ^rd session, 7-11 May 2018, New York

• A/CN.9/937 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-third session (New York, 7-11 May 2018)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.155 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.156 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.157 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft guide to enactment of the model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.158 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of enterprise groups: draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.159 - Insolvency of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

52^nd session, 18-22 December 2017, Vienna

• A/CN.9/931 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-second session (Vienna, 18-22 December 2017)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.149 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.150 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.151 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft guide to enactment of the model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.152 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.153 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency: enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.154 - Proposal for future work submitted by the United States of America
• Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: DRAFT CONVENTION (not an official document)

51^st session, 10-19 May 2017, New York

• A/CN.9/903 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fifty-first session (New York, 10-19 May 2017)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.144 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.145 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.146 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.147 - Insolvency of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.148 - Comments submitted by Canada on Draft model law on recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments (A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.143)
• Presentations

50^th session, 12-16 December 2016, Vienna

• A/CN.9/898 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its fiftieth session (Vienna, 12-16 December 2016)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.141 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.142 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.142/Add.1 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: commentary and notes on the draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.143 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: draft model law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.143/Add.1 - Recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments: commentary and notes on the draft model law

49^th session, 2-6 May 2016, New York

• A/CN.9/870 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-ninth session (New York, 2-6 May 2016)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.136 - Annotated provisional agenda for the forty-ninth session of Working Group V (Insolvency Law)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.137 - Insolvency law - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: summary
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.137/Add.1 - Insolvency law - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: summary
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.138 - Cross-border recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgements
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.139 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency: enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.140 - Cross-border recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgements - Proposal by the United States of America

48^th session, 14-18 December 2015, Vienna

• A/CN.9/864 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-eighth session (Vienna, 14-18 December 2015)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.132 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.133 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: key principles
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.134 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups: revised draft legislative provisions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.135 - Cross-border recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgements

47^th session, 26-29 May 2015, New York

• A/CN.9/835 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-seventh session (New York, 26-29 May 2015)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.127 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.128 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.129 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency: enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.130 - Cross-border recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgements
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.131 - France's observations on document A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.128 entitled "Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups"

46^th session, 15-19 December 2014, Vienna

• A/CN.9/829 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-sixth session (Vienna, 15-19 December 2014)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.123 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.124 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.125 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency: enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.126 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign insolvency-derived judgements

45^th session, 21-25 April 2014, New York

• A/CN.9/803 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-fifth session (New York, 21-25 April 2014)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.119 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.120 - Facilitating the cross-border insolvency of multinational enterprise groups
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.121 - Mechanisms suitable for the insolvency of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises: the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.122 - Comments of the United States of America on A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.120

44^th session, 16-20 December 2013, Vienna

• A/CN.9/798 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-fourth session (Vienna, 16-20 December 2013)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.116 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.117 - Background information on topics comprising the current mandate of Working Group V and topics for possible future work
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.118 - Recent developments concerning the global and regional initiatives regarding the insolvency of large and complex financial institutions

43^rd session, 15-19 April 2013, New York

• A/CN.9/766 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-third session (New York, 15-19 April 2013)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.111 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.112 - Interpretation and application of selected concepts of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency relating to centre of main interests (COMI)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.113 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.114 - Centre of main interests in the context of an enterprise group
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.115 - Enterprise groups - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency

42^nd session, 26-30 November 2012, Vienna

• A/CN.9/763 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-second session (Vienna, 26-30 November 2012)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.106 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.107 - Interpretation and application of selected concepts of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency relating to centre of main interests (COMI)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.108 - Directors' obligations in the period approaching insolvency
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.109 - Insolvency of large and complex financial institutions
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.110 - Technical assistance and cooperation

41^st session, 30 April - 4 May 2012, New York

• A/CN.9/742 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its forty-first session (New York, 30 April-4 May 2012)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.102 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.103 - Interpretation and application of selected concepts of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency relating to centre of main interests (COMI)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.103/Add.1 - Interpretation and application of selected concepts of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency relating to centre of main interests (COMI)
• A/CN.9/WG.V/WP.10