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Commercial Act — Article 530-2 (Division and Merger after Division of Company)

상법 제530조의2

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) A company may be divided to form one or more new companies.

(2) A company may merge with one or more existing companies after its division (hereinafter referred to as "merger after division").

(3) A company may be divided to form one or more new companies, which, in succession, may merge with other existing companies.

(4) A company after dissolution may be divided or merged after division only when the existing company becomes the surviving company or a new company is to be incorporated by such division or merger after division.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5591, Dec. 28, 1998]

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