The laws of the Member States shall at least lay down rules governing the civil liability, towards the shareholders of the company being acquired, of the members of the administrative or management bodies of that company in respect of misconduct on the part of members of those bodies in preparing and implementing the merger.
Leagfar síos le dlíthe na mBallstát ar a laghad rialacha lena rialófar dliteanas sibhialta i leith scairshealbhóirí na cuideachta atá á fáil, a bheith ar chomhaltaí chomhlachtaí riaracháin nó bainistíochta na cuideachta sin i ndáil le mí-iompar ag comhaltaí na gcomhlachtaí sin agus iad i mbun an cumasc a ullmhú agus a chur chun feidhme.