Question juridique clé
Whether the bankruptcy declaration after expiry of the provisional moratorium had to be annulled for procedural non-compliance.
Solution extraite
Yes. The first-instance court did not decide on the definitive moratorium before expiry and did not convene the debtor and the administrator for a hearing, so the bankruptcy declaration was not in line with federal law.
Motifs extraits
Under Arts. 293a and 294 SchKG, the court must first assess whether rehabilitation prospects exist and, before expiry of a provisional moratorium, hold the statutory hearing and decide on a definitive moratorium. Those steps were omitted; tying revocation solely to a report deadline was also impermissible.