论澳门破产程序的统一和区分

The Unity and Distinction of Bankruptcy Proceedings in Macao

以不能如期履行债务之债务人是否为商业企业主而规定不同的破产程序,即破产程序和无偿还能力程序双轨并行,是我国澳门地区破产法律制度的一个显著特色。这是一种古老的做法,是特定历史条件下的产物,如今早已不合时宜,且不能适应澳门经济社会进一步发展的需要。以西方国家和周边地区的破产法律改革经验为鉴,澳门可以探索破产法制的改革,或者采纳德国式的统一立法模式,或者改为英国式的个人破产法与公司/企业破产法双轨并行模式。

The current institutional structure of Parallel of ＂Falencia＂ and ＂Insolvencia＂ is the product of history and has been proved to be insignificant. With the rapid development of economic and changes in social structure, many countries have successively abandoned this practice. To change this situation, one choice is adopting Germany＇s practice, making the bankruptcy proceedings opened for the assets owned by any natural person or legal person; another choice is adopting England＇s practice, designing respectively proceedings for individuals and proceedings for enterprises because the latter is, in most instances, more complicated than the former.