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Article 2318 of the French Civil Code

In the event of the dissolution of the debtor or creditor legal entity as a result of a merger, demerger or the cause provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5, the guarantor remains liable for debts arising before the transaction became enforceable against third parties; he only guarantees debts arising subsequently if he agreed to this on the occasion of the transaction or, for transactions affecting the creditor company, in advance.

In the event of the dissolution of the guarantor legal entity for one of the reasons indicated in the first paragraph, all the obligations arising from the guarantee are transferred.

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Article 2318

En cas de dissolution de la personne morale débitrice ou créancière par l’effet d’une fusion, d’une scission ou de la cause prévue au troisième alinéa de l’article 1844-5, la caution demeure tenue pour les dettes nées avant que l’opération ne soit devenue opposable aux tiers ; elle ne garantit celles nées postérieurement que si elle y a consenti à l’occasion de cette opération ou, pour les opérations affectant la société créancière, par avance.


En cas de dissolution de la personne morale caution pour l’une des causes indiquées au premier alinéa, toutes les obligations issues du cautionnement sont transmises.

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