29It follows from all of the above considerations, first, that Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation No 44/2001 excludes from the scope of that regulation, which, in accordance with recital 7 in its preamble, is intended to apply to all civil and commercial matters apart from certain well-defined matters, only actions which derive directly from insolvency proceedings and are closely connected with them. It follows from the same considerations, second, that only actions which derive directly from insolvency proceedings and are closely connected with them are covered by Regulation No 1346/2000.