§414-311.6 Foreign mergers.  (a)  Whenever a foreignentity authorized to transact business in this State shall be a party to astatutory merger permitted by the laws of the state or country under the lawsof which it is organized, and the foreign entity shall be the surviving entity,it shall, within sixty days after the merger becomes effective, file with thedepartment director a certificate evidencing the merger, duly authenticated bythe proper officer of the state or country under the laws of which thestatutory merger was effectuated.  The certificate evidencing the merger shallbe evidence of a change of name if the name of the surviving entity is changedthereby.  If the certificate is in a foreign language, a translation under oathof the translator shall accompany the certificate.

(b)  Whenever a foreign entity authorized totransact business in this State shall be a party to a statutory mergerpermitted by the laws of the state or country under the laws of which it isorganized, and that entity shall not be the surviving entity, the survivingentity shall, within sixty days after the merger becomes effective, file withthe department director a certificate evidencing the merger in the formprescribed by subsection (a). [L 2002, c 41, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 124, §6; amL 2004, c 121, §9]