Company Act Article 319Aug. 1, 2018

The provisions of Article 73 to 75 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the merger/consolidation or split-up of a company limited by shares.

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Company Act Article 319-1Aug. 1, 2018

The surviving company or the new company to be incorporated and succeeding the business of the split company after the company split-up transaction shall, to the extent not exceeding the capital fund contributed by it in respect of the business succeeded by it, assume the joint and several responsibility of discharging the liabilities incurred by the split company prior to the split-up transaction. However, the creditors' right to claim for the performance of the joint and several responsibility of discharging the foregoing liabilities shall become extinguished, if not exercised by the creditors within two year from the date of reference day of the company split-up transaction.

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Company Act Article 73Aug. 1, 2018

A company shall, upon adoption of a resolution to enter into the process of company merger or consolidation, prepare a balance sheet and an inventory of property.

A company shall, after having resolved to enter into the process of company merger or consolidation, give a notice to each creditor of the company as well as a public notice of such resolution, and shall fix a time limit of not less than thirty (30) days within which the creditors may raise their objections, if any, to such resolution.

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Company Act Article 74Aug. 1, 2018

A company which fails to give the individual notice or the public notice or to settle its liabilities with or to provide an appropriate security for the claims of the creditors who have made objections within the time limit fixed under the preceding Paragraph shall not set up the company merger or consolidation resolution as a defence against such creditors.

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Company Act Article 75Aug. 1, 2018

Rights and obligations of a company ceasing to exist after consolidation or merger shall be assumed by the surviving or new company.

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