diff --git a/md/clause-8.md b/md/clause-8.md
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--- a/md/clause-8.md
+++ b/md/clause-8.md
@@ -681,11 +681,13 @@ attribute is present at the Entity level:
 In case of conflicting information for an Attribute, where a _`datasetId`_ is
 duplicated, but there are differences in the other attribute data, if an
 _`expiresAt`_ _DateTime_ is present on the Attribute and the date lies in the
-past, it shall be discarded, thereafter the one with the most recent
-_`observedAt`_ _DateTime_, if present, and otherwise the one with the most
-recent _`modifiedAt`_ _DateTime_ shall be provided. If no other mechanism for
-determining the most current Attribute instance is found, the NGSI-LD system
-shall choose the Attribute instance at random and the result is indeterminate.
+past, it shall be discarded. Thereafter, any attribute data where an
+_`observedAt`_ _DateTime_ is present shall take precedence, with the one with
+the most recent _`observedAt`_ _DateTime_ being provided. If no _`observedAt`_
+is present, the attribute data with the most recent _`modifiedAt`_ _DateTime_
+shall be provided. If no other mechanism for determining the most current
+Attribute instance is found, the NGSI-LD system shall choose the Attribute
+instance at random and the result is indeterminate.
 
 When conflicting information is received for the non-reified _`expiresAt`_
 attribute at an Entity level: