Medlemsstaterne fastsætter for de selskaber, der henhører under deres lovgivning, bestemmelser om den fremgangsmåde, hvorved et eller flere selskaber opløses uden likvidation og overdrager deres aktiver og passiver som helhed til et andet selskab, der ejer alle deres aktier samt øvrige værdipapirer, der giver stemmeret på generalforsamlingen.
The Member States shall make provision, in respect of companies governed by their laws, for the operation whereby one or more companies are wound up without going into liquidation and transfer all their assets and liabilities to another company which is the holder of all their shares and other securities conferring the right to vote at general meetings.