---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 U.S.C. § 1530"
title: "11"
title_heading: "Bankruptcy"
number: "1530"
heading: "Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/11/1530"
units:
  - "Chapter 15 — Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases"
  - "Subchapter V — Concurrent Proceedings"
---

# §1530. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding


In matters referred to in [section 1501](/usc/11/1501.md), with respect to more than 1 [foreign proceeding](/usc/11/101.md?p=23) regarding the [debtor](/usc/11/1502.md?p=1), the court shall seek cooperation and coordination under sections [1525](/usc/11/1525.md), [1526](/usc/11/1526.md), and [1527](/usc/11/1527.md), and the following shall apply:

- (1) Any relief granted under section [1519](/usc/11/1519.md) or [1521](/usc/11/1521.md) to a representative of a [foreign nonmain proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=5) after [recognition](/usc/11/1502.md?p=7) of a [foreign main proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=4) must be consistent with the [foreign main proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=4).
- (2) If a [foreign main proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=4) is recognized after [recognition](/usc/11/1502.md?p=7), or after the filing of a [petition](/usc/11/101.md?p=42) for [recognition](/usc/11/1502.md?p=7), of a [foreign nonmain proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=5), any relief in effect under section [1519](/usc/11/1519.md) or [1521](/usc/11/1521.md) shall be reviewed by the court and shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent with the [foreign main proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=4).
- (3) If, after [recognition](/usc/11/1502.md?p=7) of a [foreign nonmain proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=5), another [foreign nonmain proceeding](/usc/11/1502.md?p=5) is recognized, the court shall grant, modify, or terminate relief for the purpose of facilitating coordination of the proceedings.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 144.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.