Can we still benefit from the post-crisis treatment procedure?
Verified 23 February 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / (Prime Minister)
No. Since 22 November 2025, it is no longer possible to request the opening of a post-crisis treatment procedure.
The post-crisis treatment procedure was available to companies with fewer than 20 employees and a liability of less than €3 million reported excluding equity. It allowed these companies to benefit from a observation period of up to 3 months. At the end of this observation period, the court had several options: to adopt a continuation plan, to open a judicial reorganization or bankruptcy or close the procedure.
Since the abolition of the post-crisis treatment procedure, companies who find themselves in a situation of cessation of payments are therefore obliged to request the opening of proceedings judicial reorganization or bankruptcy.
Companies which are not yet in a situation of cessation of payments may apply, if they fulfill certain conditions, for the opening of a backup procedure.
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