# Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (codification) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 134: Validity

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A cross-border merger which has taken effect as provided for in Article 129 may not be declared null and void.
The first paragraph does not affect Member States' powers, inter alia, in relation to criminal law, the prevention and combatting of terrorist financing, social law, taxation and law enforcement, to impose measures and penalties, under national law, after the date on which the cross-border merger took effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/1132/article/134 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-1132/article-134
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