论破产管理人继续履行选择权与相对人解除权的冲突

On the Conflict between the Bankruptcy Administrator s Option to Continue to Perform and the Counterpart s Right to Rescind

《企业破产法》第18条规定破产管理人对于待履行合同是继续履行或解除合同享有选择权。在待履行合同中,若管理人选择继续履行合同,而相对人享有约定或法定解除权并行使,则管理人和相对人之间就会产生权利行使上的冲突。当相对人享有约定解除权时,在一般情形下,应当尊重当事人意思自治,承认约定解除权的法律效力,不能被管理人继续履行选择权所排除。但是若债务人违约行为显著轻微,且继续履行有利于破产财产价值和推进破产程序,则管理人的继续履行选择权应当排除相对人约定解除权的行使。当相对人享有法定解除权时,则应当根据相对人主张的不同解除事由而进行分别讨论。

“Enterprise Bankruptcy Law”article 18 stipulates the bankruptcy administrator for the pending contract to continue to perform or terminate the contract option.In a contract to be performed,if the manager chooses to continue to perform the contract,and the counterpart has the agreed or statutory right to rescind or exercise it,there will be a conflict between the manager and the counterpart in the exercise of the right.When the opposite party enjoys the agreed termination right,in general,it shall respect the autonomy of the will of the parties and recognize the legal effect of the agreed termination right,which cannot be excluded by the manager to continue to perform the option.However,if the debtor s default behavior is significant and slight,and the continued performance is beneficial to the value of the bankruptcy property and the promotion of the bankruptcy procedure,the administrator s option to continue performance should exclude the exercise of the cancellation right agreed by the counterpart.When the counterpart has the legal right to rescind,it should be discussed separately according to the different rescission reasons advocated by the counterpart.