Enhver afgørelse om indledning af insolvensbehandling, der træffes af en ret i en medlemsstat, som har kompetence i henhold til artikel 3, anerkendes i alle de øvrige medlemsstater, så snart den får virkning i den medlemsstat, hvor insolvensbehandlingen er indledt.
Any judgment opening insolvency proceedings handed down by a court of a Member State which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3 shall be recognised in all the other Member States from the time that it becomes effective in the State of the opening of proceedings.