8. Investment firms or market operators that are only permitted to operate a DLT MTF under Article 8(2) of this Regulation and that do not indicate in their transition strategies that they intend to obtain an authorisation to operate a multilateral trading facility under Directive 2014/65/EU, as well as CSDs operating a DLT TSS, shall use best efforts to conclude arrangements with investment firms or market operators operating a multilateral trading facility under Directive 2014/65/EU to take over their operations, and shall specify those arrangements in their transition strategies.