For the purposes of Article 8 and 14, it shall not be deemed from the mere fact that a person is in possession of inside information that that person has used that information and has thus engaged in insider dealing, where such person has obtained that inside information in the conduct of a public takeover or merger with a company and uses that inside information solely for the purpose of proceeding with that merger or public takeover, provided that at the point of approval of the merger or acceptance of the offer by the shareholders of that company, any inside information has been made public or has otherwise ceased to constitute inside information.
Chun críocha Airteagal 8 agus Airteagal 14, ní mheasfar gur bhain duine a bhfuil faisnéis ón taobh istigh aige úsáid aisti nó gur ghlac an duine sin páirt i ndéileáil chos istigh, i gcás ina fuair an duine den sórt sin an fhaisnéis ón taobh istigh sin le linn táthcheangal poiblí nó cumaisc le cuideachta a dhéanam agus nach n-úsáideann sé an fhaisnéis sin ach ar mhaithe le leanúint leis an gcumasc nó leis an táthcheangal poiblí, ar choinníoll go poiblíodh aon fhaisnéis ón taobh istigh nó ar choinníoll nach faisnéis ón taobh istigh a thuilleadh é ar dhóigh eile, ní mheasfar gur ann do dhéileáil chos istigh.