The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to equipment for which it has been established in ecodesign requirements adopted under Directive 2009/125/EC that due to higher energy efficiency during its operation, its lifecycle CO2 equivalent emissions would be lower than those of equivalent equipment which meets relevant ecodesign requirements and does not contain hydrofluorocarbons.
Ní bheidh feidhm ag an toirmeasc a leagtar síos i mír 1 ar threalamh a bhfuil sé cruthaithe ina leith i gceanglais éicidhearthóireachta a glacadh faoi Threoir 2009/125/CE go mbeadh na hastaíochtaí coibhéiseacha CO2 ina shaolré níos ísle ná na hastaíochtaí sin a bheadh mar thoradh ar threalamh coibhéiseach a chomhlíonann na ceanglais éicidhearthóireachta ábhartha agus nach bhfuil hidreafluaracarbóin ann de bharr éifeachtúlachta fuinnimh níos airde le linn a oibrithe.