(a) Except as provided in Code Section 14-3-1102, one or more foreign business or nonprofit corporations may merge with one or more domestic nonprofit corporations if:

(1) The merger is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose law each foreign corporation is incorporated and each foreign corporation complies with that law in effecting the merger;

(2) The foreign corporation complies with Code Section 14-3-1104 if it is the surviving corporation of the merger; and

(3) Each domestic nonprofit corporation complies with the applicable provisions of Code Sections 14-3-1101 through 14-3-1103 and, if it is the surviving corporation of the merger, with Code Section 14-3-1104.

(b) Upon the merger taking effect, the surviving corporation, if it does not have a registered agent in this state, shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as its registered agent for service of process in a proceeding to enforce any obligation of a domestic corporation party to the merger, until such time as it appoints a registered agent in this state.