Kommissionen meddelte, at den ville undersøge, hvordan de nationale konkurslovgivninger kunne bringes til at fungere bedre, så der skabes lige vilkår for virksomheder, iværksættere og privatpersoner i det indre marked.
To this end, the Commission announced that it would analyse how the efficiency of national insolvency laws could be further improved with a view to creating a level playing field for companies, entrepreneurs and private persons within the internal market.