Is the Ediktsdatei the same as the Firmenbuch?

No. The Firmenbuch is the Austrian company register, kept by the courts, and a company is identified in it by its Firmenbuchnummer. The Ediktsdatei is a notice board of court edicts: an insolvency edict names the debtor and the court but holds no company data.

Which Austrian insolvency proceedings are announced by edict?

The stages of a company proceeding: the opening of a Konkursverfahren (bankruptcy) with its trustee and creditor deadlines, a Sanierungsverfahren (restructuring proceeding) with or without self-administration, the dismissal of a petition for lack of assets that would cover the costs, and the closure of the proceeding. Proceedings against private individuals also exist; Prometiam never returns them.

Does Prometiam hold Austrian company registry data?

No. Prometiam serves Austrian corporate insolvency notices through GET /insolvency/search?country=AT. Notices are not linked to company records because no Austrian company register is held, and consumer insolvencies are never returned.

What is the Ediktsdatei? Austria's court-notice database explained

The Ediktsdatei is the public database of court edicts (Edikte) of the Austrian judiciary, run by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The Insolvenzordnung has the insolvency courts announce the key steps of a proceeding by edict, so the opening of a bankruptcy (Konkursverfahren) or a restructuring proceeding (Sanierungsverfahren), the dismissal of a petition for lack of assets and the closure of a proceeding appear there, in its insolvency section, the Insolvenzdatei. It is a notice board, not a company register: identity lives in the Firmenbuch, where a company is identified by its Firmenbuchnummer.

What the edicts announce

Each stage of a proceeding is a separate edict with its own date: the opening of the Konkursverfahren, with the trustee (Masseverwalter) and the deadline for creditors to file claims; a Sanierungsverfahren, with or without self-administration (Eigenverwaltung); the dismissal of a petition for lack of assets that would cover the costs (Abweisung mangels kostendeckenden Vermögens); and the closure of the proceeding. Proceedings against private individuals (Schuldenregulierungsverfahren) exist alongside company proceedings; Prometiam never returns them.

Querying Austrian insolvencies from an API

Prometiam serves Austrian corporate insolvency notices through GET /insolvency/search?country=AT. Each record carries the debtor's name, the event type, the filing date, the city, a link to the notice and, where the notice prints one, the registry number. Notices are not linked to company records, because no Austrian company register is held, and consumer insolvencies are never returned. An empty result is not proof of solvency.

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Official source: Ediktsdatei (Bundesministerium für Justiz)

What the edicts announce

Stage	German term	What it means for a counterparty
Opening of bankruptcy	Eröffnung des Konkursverfahrens	A court has opened bankruptcy proceedings and appointed a trustee, the Masseverwalter. Creditors file their claims by a deadline the edict sets.
Restructuring	Sanierungsverfahren, mit oder ohne Eigenverwaltung	The debtor proposes a restructuring plan (Sanierungsplan) to its creditors. With Eigenverwaltung management stays in charge under supervision. The business is meant to survive.
Dismissal for lack of assets	Abweisung mangels kostendeckenden Vermögens	The petition did not lead to proceedings because the assets would not cover even the costs of them.
Closure	Aufhebung	The proceeding ends, for example after the final distribution to creditors or once a restructuring plan has taken effect.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Ediktsdatei?: It is the public database of court edicts of the Austrian judiciary, run by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The Insolvenzordnung has the insolvency courts announce the key steps of a proceeding by edict, so insolvency edicts are published in its insolvency section, the Insolvenzdatei, alongside other kinds of court edict.
Is the Ediktsdatei the same as the Firmenbuch?: No. The Firmenbuch is the Austrian company register, kept by the courts, and a company is identified in it by its Firmenbuchnummer. The Ediktsdatei is a notice board of court edicts: an insolvency edict names the debtor and the court but holds no company data.
Which Austrian insolvency proceedings are announced by edict?: The stages of a company proceeding: the opening of a Konkursverfahren (bankruptcy) with its trustee and creditor deadlines, a Sanierungsverfahren (restructuring proceeding) with or without self-administration, the dismissal of a petition for lack of assets that would cover the costs, and the closure of the proceeding. Proceedings against private individuals also exist; Prometiam never returns them.
Does Prometiam hold Austrian company registry data?: No. Prometiam serves Austrian corporate insolvency notices through GET /insolvency/search?country=AT. Notices are not linked to company records because no Austrian company register is held, and consumer insolvencies are never returned.