Member States which do not have seaports and which can verify that of the total number of individual vessels calling annually over a period of the 3 previous years at their river ports, less than 5 % are passenger ships or high-speed passenger craft covered by this Directive, may derogate from the provisions of this Directive except for the obligation set out in the second subparagraph.
Maidir le Ballstáit nach bhfuil calafoirt acu agus atá in ann a fhíorú gur longa paisinéirí nó árthaí paisinéirí ardluais a chumhdaítear leis an Treoir seo líon is lú ná 5 % den líon iomlán soithí aonair a stad go bliantúil ag a gcalafoirt abhann le linn na dtrí bliana roimhe sin, féadfaidh siad maolú a dhéanamh ar fhorálacha na Treorach seo seachas an oibleagáid a leagtar amach sa dara fomhír.