{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-12T17:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insolvency.be\/dissolution-judiciaire\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:54:00","slug":"dissolution-judiciaire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insolvency.be\/en\/dissolution-judiciaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Judicial dissolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bp-page-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"bp-wrap\">\n\t\t<p class=\"bp-kicker\">Bochon &amp; Partners<\/p>\n\t\t<h1>Dissolution judiciaire<\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"bp-page-lede\">D\u00e9fendre une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 assign\u00e9e en dissolution, ou agir face \u00e0 une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 qui ne remplit plus ses obligations.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bp-section ins-intro\" style=\"padding:52px 28px 6px\"><div class=\"bp-wrap bp-prose\"><p style=\"font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.75\">La dissolution judiciaire est prononc\u00e9e par le tribunal de l\u2019entreprise, sur la base du Code des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et des associations, lorsqu\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ne remplit plus ses obligations : comptes annuels non d\u00e9pos\u00e9s, absence d\u2019activit\u00e9 r\u00e9elle, organes de gestion d\u00e9faillants. Elle entra\u00eene la liquidation judiciaire de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, confi\u00e9e \u00e0 un liquidateur d\u00e9sign\u00e9 par le tribunal. Une fonction que Me Anthony Bochon exerce r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement depuis 2018 : nous savons comment \u00e9viter une dissolution, la contester, ou la conduire au mieux des int\u00e9r\u00eats des associ\u00e9s et des cr\u00e9anciers.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bp-section\" style=\"padding:0 28px 14px\"><div class=\"bp-wrap\"><div class=\"bp-callout gold\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto\"><strong>Vous ne savez pas encore quel m\u00e9canisme s\u2019applique \u00e0 votre situation ?<\/strong> <a href=\"\/evaluer-ma-situation\/\">\u00c9valuez votre situation en quelques minutes<\/a> \u2014 un diagnostic confidentiel et sans engagement vous oriente vers la bonne voie.<br><span class=\"ins-xlinks\">\u00c0 lire aussi : <a href=\"\/prevention\/\">la pr\u00e9vention des difficult\u00e9s d\u2019entreprise<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/reorganisation-judiciaire-prj\/\">la r\u00e9organisation judiciaire (PRJ)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/faillite\/\">la faillite (aveu ou citation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bp-section\">\n\t<div class=\"bp-wrap bp-prose\">\n\t\t<p class=\"bp-lede\">Certaines soci\u00e9t\u00e9s peuvent \u00eatre dissoutes par d\u00e9cision du tribunal, m\u00eame sans l&rsquo;accord de leurs actionnaires. Cette proc\u00e9dure, appel\u00e9e dissolution judiciaire, vise notamment les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s qui ne remplissent plus leurs obligations l\u00e9gales ou qui n&rsquo;exercent plus d&rsquo;activit\u00e9 r\u00e9elle.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<h2>Base l\u00e9gale<\/h2>\n\t\t<p>La dissolution judiciaire n&rsquo;est pas r\u00e9gie par le Code de droit \u00e9conomique mais par le Code des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et des associations (CSA). Elle constitue une proc\u00e9dure distincte de la faillite ou de la r\u00e9organisation judiciaire.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<h2>Motifs de dissolution<\/h2>\n\t\t<p>Le tribunal peut prononcer la dissolution judiciaire dans des cas tels que&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>absence d&rsquo;activit\u00e9 r\u00e9elle prolong\u00e9e&nbsp;;<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>non-respect grave et persistant des obligations l\u00e9gales (absence de d\u00e9p\u00f4t des comptes annuels, dysfonctionnements graves des organes de gestion, absence d&rsquo;assembl\u00e9es g\u00e9n\u00e9rales obligatoires)&nbsp;;<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>objet illicite ou contraire \u00e0 l&rsquo;ordre public&nbsp;;<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>toute autre cause pr\u00e9vue par la loi ou les statuts.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<h2>D\u00e9roulement de la proc\u00e9dure<\/h2>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>La proc\u00e9dure est introduite par citation devant le tribunal de l&rsquo;entreprise.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Le minist\u00e8re public peut intervenir d&rsquo;office.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Le tribunal peut ordonner imm\u00e9diatement la dissolution et d\u00e9signer un liquidateur judiciaire.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Dans certains cas, le tribunal laisse un d\u00e9lai pour r\u00e9gularisation avant de statuer.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Une demande de r\u00e9tractation peut \u00eatre introduite si les causes de dissolution ont disparu.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<h2>Effets de la dissolution judiciaire<\/h2>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 entre en liquidation forc\u00e9e.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Un liquidateur judiciaire est nomm\u00e9 pour r\u00e9aliser les actifs et r\u00e9gler les dettes.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Les administrateurs peuvent voir leur responsabilit\u00e9 engag\u00e9e en cas de faute.<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 perd la ma\u00eetrise de sa gestion et de ses avoirs.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bp-cta\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 concern\u00e9e par une dissolution&nbsp;?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Agissez vite. Nous d\u00e9fendons vos int\u00e9r\u00eats devant le tribunal de l&rsquo;entreprise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bp-btn bp-btn-gold\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Prendre contact <span class=\"arr\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bp-section\" style=\"padding:80px 28px 96px\"><div class=\"bp-wrap\"><div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto\"><h2 class=\"bp-section-title\">Questions fr\u00e9quentes<\/h2><div class=\"ins-faq\"><div class=\"ins-faq-item\"><button class=\"ins-faq-q\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Dans quels cas une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 peut-elle \u00eatre dissoute par le tribunal ?<\/span><span class=\"ins-faq-ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"ins-faq-a\"><div class=\"ins-faq-a-in\"><p>La dissolution judiciaire \u2014 r\u00e9gie par le Code des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et des associations \u2014 peut \u00eatre prononc\u00e9e notamment en cas d\u2019absence d\u2019activit\u00e9 r\u00e9elle prolong\u00e9e, de non-respect grave et persistant des obligations l\u00e9gales (comptes annuels non d\u00e9pos\u00e9s, dysfonctionnements des organes de gestion) ou d\u2019objet illicite.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ins-faq-item\"><button class=\"ins-faq-q\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Peut-on \u00e9viter la dissolution en r\u00e9gularisant la situation ?<\/span><span class=\"ins-faq-ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"ins-faq-a\"><div class=\"ins-faq-a-in\"><p>Dans certains cas, le tribunal laisse un d\u00e9lai pour r\u00e9gulariser avant de statuer. Une demande de r\u00e9tractation peut aussi \u00eatre introduite si les causes de dissolution ont disparu. R\u00e9agir rapidement, d\u00e8s la citation, ouvre ces possibilit\u00e9s.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ins-faq-item\"><button class=\"ins-faq-q\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Quels sont les effets d\u2019une dissolution judiciaire ?<\/span><span class=\"ins-faq-ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"ins-faq-a\"><div class=\"ins-faq-a-in\"><p>La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 entre en liquidation forc\u00e9e ; un liquidateur judiciaire est nomm\u00e9 pour r\u00e9aliser les actifs et r\u00e9gler les dettes ; la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 perd la ma\u00eetrise de sa gestion et de ses avoirs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ins-faq-item\"><button class=\"ins-faq-q\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>La responsabilit\u00e9 des administrateurs peut-elle \u00eatre engag\u00e9e ?<\/span><span class=\"ins-faq-ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"ins-faq-a\"><div class=\"ins-faq-a-in\"><p>Oui, en cas de faute, notamment de gestion. Nous analysons les droits et l\u2019exposition des administrateurs, des actionnaires et des cr\u00e9anciers, et pouvons contester les mesures propos\u00e9es par le liquidateur.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"In which cases can a company be dissolved by the court?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Judicial dissolution \u2014 governed by the Code of Companies and Associations \u2014 may be ordered in particular in the event of a prolonged absence of real activity, a serious and persistent breach of legal obligations (annual accounts not filed, dysfunctional management bodies) or an unlawful object.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can dissolution be avoided by regularising the situation?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"In some cases, the court grants time to regularise before ruling. 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La dissolution judiciaire est prononc\u00e9e par le tribunal de l\u2019entreprise, sur la base du Code des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et des associations, lorsqu\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ne remplit plus ses obligations : comptes annuels non d\u00e9pos\u00e9s, [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dissolution et liquidation judiciaire en Belgique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dissolution judiciaire, liquidation, liquidateur, responsabilit\u00e9 des administrateurs : d\u00e9fendre ou agir face \u00e0 une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en d\u00e9faut. 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