Uanset artikel 2 kan medlemsstaterne i en overgangsperiode indtil den 1. januar 2000 opretholde en ordning med obligatoriske mindstetakster og turnusbefragtning, hvis:
Notwithstanding Article 2, Member States may, for a transitional period up to 1 January 2000, maintain a system of minimum compulsory tariffs and systems of chartering by rotation, provided that: