The company endsupon the death of a partner. However, the articles of association may provide
that the company continues to exist either between the surviving partners, or between
thesurviving partners and the heirs or successors of the deceased partner, with or without the
approval of the surviving partners.
Where it is provided that the company shall continue only with the surviving partners, or where
the latter refuseto approvethe heirs or successors of the deceased partner or where they only
approve some of them, the surviving partnersmustredeem from heirs or successors of the
deceased partner or from those who have not been approved, their partnershipinterests.
In the event of continuation andwhere one or more of heirs or successors of the deceased partner
are unemancipated minors, the latter’s liability for the company debts shall only be up to the
limit of the inheritedpartnership interests.
Moreover, the company shall be transformed within a period of one (1) year following the death
into alimited liability partnershipin which the minor becomesa limited partner. Otherwise, the
companyis dissolved.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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Section 290 of the Acte uniforme révisé relatif au droit des sociétés commerciales et du groupement d'intérêt économique/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/auscgie-2014