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Commercial Act — Article 42 (Liability of Business Transferee who Continues to Use Trade Name)

상법 제42조

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) If a transferee of a business continues to use the trade name of the transferor, he/she shall also be liable for repayment of the obligations of a third party arising out of the business of the transferor.

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply in cases where the transferee, without delay after the transfer of the business, registers that he/she shall not be liable for the obligations of the transferor. The same shall apply to a third party to whom both the transferor and the transferee have, without delay after the transfer of the business, given notice to the above effect and who has received such notice.

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