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Article 131 Consequences of a cross-border merger

1. A cross-border merger carried out as laid down in subpoints (a), (c) and (d) of point (2) of Article 119 shall, from the date referred to in Article 129, have the following consequences:

(a) all the assets and liabilities of the company being acquired, including all contracts, credits, rights and obligations, shall be transferred to the acquiring company;

(b) the members of the company being acquired shall become members of the acquiring company, unless they have disposed of their shares as referred to in Article 126a(1);

(c) the company being acquired shall cease to exist.

2. A cross-border merger carried out as laid down in subpoint (b) of point 2 Article 119 shall, from the date referred to in Article 129, have the following consequences:

(a) all the assets and liabilities of the merging companies, including all contracts, credits, rights and obligations, shall be transferred to the new company;

(b) the members of the merging companies shall become members of the new company, unl

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