Preamble
Recitals 11
Chapter I - SCOPE (Article 1) 1
Chapter II - REGULATION OF MERGER BY THE ACQUISITION OF ONE OR MORE COMPANIES BY ANOTHER COMPANY AND OF MERGER BY THE FORMATION OF A NEW COMPANY (Article 2-4) 3
Chapter III - MERGER BY ACQUISITION (Article 5-22) 18
- Article 5
- Article 6
- Article 7
- Article 8
- Article 9
- Article 10
- Article 11
- Article 12
- Article 13
- Article 14
- Article 15
- Article 16
- Article 17
- Article 18
- Article 19
- Article 20
- Article 21
- Article 22
Chapter IV - MERGER BY FORMATION OF A NEW COMPANY (Article 23) 1
Chapter V - ACQUISITION OF ONE COMPANY BY ANOTHER WHICH HOLDS 90 % OR MORE OF ITS SHARES (Article 24-29) 6
Chapter VI - OTHER OPERATIONS TREATED AS MERGERS (Article 30-31) 2
Chapter VII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 32-34) 3
Annexes 2
- Annex I - PART A
- Annex II
Amending acts 3

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New version applies from 20/07/2017 — introduced by Directive (EU) 2017/1132. 48 provisions change. Article 17 is deleted from 20/07/2017.

Article 17

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Article 17

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The laws of the Member States shall determine the date on which a merger takes effect.

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