After receiving an order accepting a creditor’s petition, a company should prepare a substantive procedural response. It contains objections and mandatory debtor information; it is distinct from a client review of legal services or an applicant’s withdrawal of a petition.
Legal sources reviewed: 3 October 2026 · Pavel Petrov
Ten-day period
Article 47 counts from receipt of the acceptance order. Check computation against the case records.
Facts and calculation
Dispute specific conditions and amounts with supporting attachments.
Recipients
Filing only with the court is insufficient. Identify the recipients required by law.
When must a company send its response?
Article 47 of Federal Law No. 127-FZ requires a response within ten days after receipt of the order accepting a creditor’s or authorized authority’s petition. Preserve receipt evidence and compare the deadline with the court’s directions. Absence of a response does not prevent consideration, so silence does not stop the case.
This is the debtor’s response to the initial bankruptcy petition. Objections to another creditor’s claim during an existing procedure have a different subject and deadlines. Do not use one unchanged document for every stage.
Contents and attachments
| Section | Include | Support with |
|---|---|---|
| Case and debtor identification | Court, case number, tax and registration identifiers, address and applicant | Court order and company records |
| Objections | The circumstances and sums disputed | Contract, performance, payments and court orders |
| Total indebtedness | Creditor, employee and mandatory-payment obligations | A reconciled accounting calculation |
| Accounts | All bank accounts and a digital-ruble account if present | Current account information |
| Enforcement proceedings | Existing proceedings against the debtor | Orders and verified records |
| Dispatch and authority | Copy recipients, signatory and representative | Dispatch evidence and authority documents |
The table reflects Article 47’s mandatory information and a practical document structure. Also check procedural-code requirements and the court’s specific directions. Where appropriate, procedural applications may accompany the response. Do not omit total indebtedness merely because one applicant’s debt is disputed.
Questions requiring evidence
- Does the applicant account for payments and the correct outstanding balance?
- Are the debt’s basis and the particular applicant’s standing established?
- Are principal, interest and penalties separated correctly?
- Has the performance deadline passed and does the required default exist?
- Were applicable preliminary and filing conditions satisfied?
A working response structure
After identification details, briefly state which facts are accepted and disputed. Present the chronology, separate calculation and legal explanation. Put mandatory financial information in its own section. End with a specific procedural request, an attachment list and an authorized signature.
A response should not be an emotional letter accusing a creditor. A promise to pay cannot replace proof of an actual payment. If a final judgment confirms the debt, review its procedural effect rather than ignoring it.
Preparation and filing
Record the deadline
Preserve the order and receipt information and check the hearing date.
Build the position
Reconcile accounts, the applicant’s documents and evidence for each objection.
Send and verify
Send to the court and required recipients, preserve confirmations and verify receipt.
Use current Article 47 to determine recipients: besides the court and applicant, it includes the relevant members’ representative or the owner of a unitary enterprise’s property. Monitor the case after filing. Preparing a response does not replace separately reviewing the director’s duties under Article 9.
Frequently asked questions
Will the hearing automatically be postponed without a response?
No. Article 47 says absence of a response does not prevent consideration. Do not rely on automatic postponement.
Can the response be sent only to the court?
No. Identify all statutory recipients and attach proof of sending the applicant a copy.
Is this a universal personal-bankruptcy template?
No. This guide concerns a legal entity and its corporate information. Personal bankruptcy has separate rules.
Does a response guarantee dismissal of the petition?
No. The court assesses grounds and evidence. The response presents the company’s supported position in time.
Related guides
- A creditor’s corporate bankruptcy petition
- Corporate bankruptcy overview
- Objections to a creditor claim
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The guide concerns Russian corporate bankruptcy. Future statutory amendments are not applied before their effective date.