In order to qualify for leniency, the applicant should end its involvement in the alleged secret cartel, except in cases where an NCA considers that its continued involvement is reasonably necessary to preserve the integrity of the investigation, for example, in order to ensure that other alleged participants in the cartel do not discover that the NCA was made aware of the alleged cartel before it carries out investigative measures such as unannounced inspections.
Ionas gur féidir cáiliú le haghaidh trócaire, ba cheart don iarratasóir deireadh a chur lena rannpháirtíocht sa chairtéal rúnda líomhnaithe, seachas i gcás ina measann ÚIN go luíonn sé le réasún leanúint den rannpháirtíocht sin chun sláine an imscrúdaithe a chaomhnú, chun a áirithiú nach mbeadh fios ag na rannpháirtithe líomhnaithe eile sa chairtéal go bhfuil ÚIN curtha ar an eolas faoin gcairtéal líomhnaithe sula ndéanann ÚIN na bearta imscrúdaitheacha amhail iniúchtaí gan fógra, mar shampla.