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title: "Article 10 — Unlawful disclosure of inside information"
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shortTitle: "Article 10 — Unlawful disclosure of inside information"
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*In force · Consolidated version of 5 June 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0596-20260605)*

1. <a id="p-1"></a>For the purposes of this Regulation, unlawful disclosure of inside information arises where a person possesses inside information and discloses that information to any other person, except where the disclosure is made in the normal exercise of an employment, a profession or duties.

    This paragraph applies to any natural or legal person in the situations or circumstances referred to in [Article 8(4)](8.md).
2. <a id="p-2"></a>For the purposes of this Regulation the onward disclosure of recommendations or inducements referred to in [Article 8(2)](8.md) amounts to unlawful disclosure of inside information under this Article where the person disclosing the recommendation or inducement knows or ought to know that it was based on inside information.

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[Chapter 2 — Inside information, insider dealing, unlawful disclosure of inside information and market manipulation](../chapters/2.md) · [← Article 9](9.md) · [Article 11 →](11.md)
