Where an economic operator had demonstrably no access to such certificates, or no possibility of obtaining them within the relevant time limits for reasons that are not attributable to that economic operator, the contracting authority shall also accept other evidence of environmental management measures, provided that the economic operator proves that those measures are equivalent to those required under the applicable environmental management system or standard.
I gcás inar léir nach raibh rochtain ag oibreoir eacnamaíoch ar na deimhnithe sin, nó nach raibh aon fhéidearthacht ann go bhfaigheadh sé iad laistigh de na teorainneacha ama ábhartha ar chúiseanna nach bhfuil inchurtha i leith an oibreora eacnamaíoch sin, glacfaidh an t-údarás conarthach le fianaise eile ar bhearta um bainistíocht chomhshaoil, ar an gcoinníoll go gcruthaíonn an t-oibreoir eacnamaíoch go bhfuil na bearta sin coibhéiseach leo siúd atá de dhíth faoin gcóras nó caighdeán bainistíochta comhshaoil is infheidhme.