Where the merger or demerger does not involve the transfer of a portfolio of policies in accordance with Article L. 324-1, the undertakings governed by this Book are required to submit a declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with all relevant documents, setting out the aims and terms of the proposed transaction one month before its final completion. During this period, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may oppose the transaction if it considers that it is not in the interests of the policyholders or creditors or that it has the effect of reducing the realisable value of investments corresponding to commitments made to policyholders, determined in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 344-1; it may also request the additional documents necessary to assess the transaction; in the latter case, the one-month period during which the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may oppose the continuation of the transaction runs from the date of production of the documents requested and the final completion of the transaction may not take place before the expiry of the same period.
Companies incorporated as sociétés anonymes remain subject to all the provisions of Book II of the Commercial Code for mergers and demergers that do not involve the transfer of a portfolio of contracts.