Does Merging a Company Change Its Seal?

According to the provisions of the Law on Enterprises 2014, the following cases mandate a change of the company seal:

- Change of company name- Change in the type of business entity- Consolidation of the company tax code- Change in the form, content, or quantity of the company seal according to Point b, Clause 4, Article 15 of Decree 96/2015/ND-CP

Note: In cases where the old company seal includes the company’s head office address, changing this address will also necessitate a change of the seal. If the change of address does not affect the seal’s design, there is no need to change the seal model.

Moreover, in Point c, Clause 2, Article 195 of the Law on Enterprises 2014, it is stipulated: After enterprise registration, the merged company ceases to exist; the merging company inherits the legal rights and interests and assumes responsibility for the unsettled debts, labor contracts, and other financial obligations of the merged company.

Hence, after the company merger, if the merging company changes its name, type of business entity, or the form, content, quantity of the company seal, or consolidates the business tax code, the company seal will be changed as per regulations.

For the procedure on changing the company seal, please refer here.

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