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The Federal Office for the Commercial Register has informed the Federal Supreme Court that the legally required notifications to the Commercial Register Administrator in bankruptcy proceedings are often omitted or made with significant delay in numerous cases. The Federal Supreme Court therefore wishes to draw the attention of the competent authorities to the applicable regulations. In particular, the bankruptcy court is obliged to notify the Commercial Register Administrator of the opening of bankruptcy (Art. 176, 189, 194 DEBA), the conclusion of bankruptcy (Art. 268 DEBA) and the revocation of bankruptcy (Art. 195 DEBA) as well as the suspension of the liquidation of an estate pursuant to Art. 196 DEBA. These notifications are only required if the debtor is or was registered in the Commercial Register. Furthermore, the bankruptcy office must notify the Commercial Register Administrator of the appointment of an extraordinary bankruptcy administration by the creditors' meeting (Art. 237 para. 2 DEBA). If the bankruptcy is suspended due to lack of assets (Art. 230 para. 1 DEBA), the bankruptcy office must notify the Commercial Register Administrator of the conclusion of the bankruptcy as soon as the deadline for securing the procedural costs has expired. If the bankruptcy court issues a formal final decision pursuant to Art. 230 para. 2 DEBA, it…