In light of their contribution to the detection and investigation of secret cartels, those individuals should thus, in principle, be protected from sanctions in relation to their involvement in the secret cartel covered by the application imposed by public authorities in criminal, administrative and non-criminal judicial proceedings pursuant to national laws that predominantly pursue the same objectives to those pursued by Article 101 TFEU, such as national laws on bid-rigging, where the conditions set out in this Directive are fulfilled.
I bhfianaise a rannchuidithe ó thaobh na cairtéil rúnda a bhrath agus a imscrúdú, ba cheart, i bprionsabal, na daoine aonair sin a chosaint ar aon smachtbhannaí a fhorchuirfidh údaráis phoiblí in imeachtaí breithiúnacha coiriúla, in imeachtaí breithiúnacha riaracháin agus in imeachtaí breithiúnacha neamhchóiriúla, mar gheall ar a rannpháirtíocht sa chairtéal rúnda a chumhdaítear leis an iarratas de bhun na ndlíthe náisiúnta arb ionann cuspóir dóibh den chuid is mó agus d'Airteagal 101 CFAE, amhail dlíthe náisiúnta maidir le camastaíl tairiscintí, má chomhlíontar na coinníollacha dá bhforáiltear leis an Treoir seo.