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Commercial Act — Article 232 (Objections by Creditors)

상법 제232조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) Within two weeks after the date of the resolution for a merger, the company shall make public notice to the effect that the company's creditors with objections to the merger, if any, submit such objections within a specified period of time and shall give peremptory notice to respective creditors known to the company. In such cases, the said period shall not be less than one month. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984; Act No. 5591, Dec. 28, 1998>

(2) A creditor who fails to raise an objection within the period set in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have approved the merger. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>

(3) If a creditor has raised an objection, the company shall make repayment to the creditor or furnish adequate security, or entrust assets of reasonable value to a trust company for the purpose of repaying the creditor.

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