Without prejudice to Article 6(6), the managing body of the port, or the competent authority, may decide either to provide a port service itself or to do so through a legally distinct entity over which it exercises a degree of control similar to that which it has over its own departments, provided that Article 4 applies equally to all operators providing the port service concerned.
Gan dochar d’Airteagal 6(6), féadfaidh comhlacht bainistíochta an chalafoirt, nó an t-údarás inniúil, a chinneadh seirbhís chalafoirt a sholáthar é féin nó déanamh amhlaidh trí eintiteas atá leithleach go dlíthiúil a fheidhmíonn méid rialaithe is comhchosúil leis an rialú a dhéanann sé ar a ranna féin, ar choinníoll go mbeidh feidhm ag Airteagal 4 go cothrom maidir leis na hoibreoirí uile a sholáthraíonn an tseirbhís calafoirt lena mbaineann.