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Article L235-11 of the French Commercial code

When a court decision declaring a merger or demerger null and void has become final, that decision shall be publicised in a manner to be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.

It shall have no effect on the obligations arising for or in favour of the companies to which the assets or liabilities are transferred between the date on which the merger or demerger takes effect and the date of publication of the decision declaring the merger or demerger null and void.

In the case of a merger, the companies that participated in the transaction are jointly and severally liable for the performance of the obligations mentioned in the previous paragraph by the acquiring company. In the case of a division, the same applies to the company being divided in respect of the obligations of the companies to which the assets and liabilities are transferred. Each of the companies to which the assets and liabilities are transferred is responsible for the obligations incumbent upon it arising between the date on which the division takes effect and the date of publication of the decision declaring the division null and void.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L235-11

Lorsqu’une décision judiciaire prononçant la nullité d’une fusion ou d’une scission est devenue définitive, cette décision fait l’objet d’une publicité dont les modalités sont fixées par décret en Conseil d’Etat.

Elle est sans effet sur les obligations nées à la charge ou au profit des sociétés auxquelles le ou les patrimoines sont transmis entre la date à laquelle prend effet la fusion ou la scission et celle de la publication de la décision prononçant la nullité.

Dans le cas de la fusion, les sociétés ayant participé à l’opération sont solidairement responsables de l’exécution des obligations mentionnées à l’alinéa précédent à la charge de la société absorbante. Il en est de même, dans le cas de scission, de la société scindée pour les obligations des sociétés auxquelles le patrimoine est transmis. Chacune des sociétés auxquelles le patrimoine est transmis répond des obligations à sa charge nées entre la date de prise d’effet de la scission et celle de la publication de la décision prononçant la nullité.

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