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Article L236-18 of the French Commercial code

A company may transfer its assets and liabilities to several existing companies or to several new companies by way of a demerger.

This option is open to companies in liquidation provided that the distribution of their assets between the partners has not been the subject of a start on execution.

The shareholders of companies that transfer their assets in this way receive shares in the beneficiary companies and, where applicable, a cash payment, the amount of which may not exceed 10% of the nominal value of the shares allocated.

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Article L236-18

Une société peut, par voie de scission, transmettre son patrimoine à plusieurs sociétés existantes ou à plusieurs sociétés nouvelles.


Cette faculté est ouverte aux sociétés en liquidation à condition que la répartition de leurs actifs entre les associés n’ait pas fait l’objet d’un début d’exécution.


Les associés des sociétés qui transmettent leur patrimoine dans ce cadre reçoivent des parts ou des actions des sociétés bénéficiaires et, éventuellement, une soulte en espèces dont le montant ne peut dépasser 10 % de la valeur nominale des parts ou des actions attribuées.

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