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.