33In that context, it should be noted, as the Portuguese and Hungarian Governments and the European Commission have submitted, that if such liability were not transferred, a company could use a merger by acquisition as a means of escaping the legal consequences of offences it has committed to the detriment of the Member State concerned or other potential interested parties.
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