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Article L236-1 of the French Commercial code

One or more companies may, by means of a merger, transfer their assets and liabilities to an existing company or to a new company that they form.

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

The members of companies that transfer their assets under this arrangement receive shares in the beneficiary company or companies and, if applicable, a cash balance, the amount of which may not exceed 10% of the nominal value of the shares allocated.

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Article L236-1

Une ou plusieurs sociétés peuvent, par voie de fusion, transmettre leur patrimoine à une société existante ou à une nouvelle société qu’elles constituent.

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 de la ou 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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