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Article L236-51 of the French Commercial code

As from the completion of the cross-border conversion:

1° All the assets and liabilities of the company resulting from the transformation are those of the company at the origin of the transformation;

2° The members or shareholders of the company at the origin of the conversion continue to be members or shareholders of the company resulting from the conversion, unless they have transferred their corporate units or shares;

3° The rights and obligations under the employment contracts of the company resulting from the conversion existing on the date on which the cross-border conversion takes effect are those of the company at the origin of the conversion.

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Article L236-51

A compter de la réalisation de la transformation transfrontalière :


1° L’ensemble des éléments d’actif et de passif de la société résultant de la transformation sont ceux de la société à l’origine de la transformation ;


2° Les associés ou actionnaires de la société à l’origine de la transformation continuent d’être associés ou actionnaires de la société résultant de la transformation, à moins qu’ils n’aient cédé leurs parts sociales ou actions ;


3° Les droits et obligations des contrats de travail de la société résultant de la transformation existant à la date à laquelle la transformation transfrontalière prend effet sont ceux de la société à l’origine de la transformation.

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