1. A merger carried out as laid down in the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 19 shall have the following consequences ipso jure and simultaneously:

(a) all the assets and liabilities of each cooperative being acquired are transferred to the acquiring legal person;

(b) the members of each cooperative being acquired become members of the acquiring legal person;

(c) the cooperatives being acquired cease to exist;

(d) the acquiring legal person assumes the form of an SCE.

2. A merger carried out as laid down in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 19 shall have the following consequences ipso jure and simultaneously:

(a) all the assets and liabilities of the merging cooperatives are transferred to the SCE;

(b) the members of the merging cooperatives become members of the SCE;

(c) the merging cooperatives cease to exist.

3. Where, in the case of a merger of cooperatives, the law of a Member State requires the completion of any special formalities before the transfer of certain assets, rights and obligations by the merging cooperatives becomes effective against third parties, those formalities shall apply and shall be carried out either by the merging cooperatives or by the SCE following its registration.