Where a State determines that limiting the lead content of marketed petrol in accordance with paragraph 1 above would result in severe socio-economic or technical problems for it or would not lead to overall environmental or health benefits because of, inter alia, its climate situation, it may extend the time period given in that paragraph to a period of up to 10 years, during which it may market leaded petrol with a lead content not exceeding 0.15 g/l. In such a case, the State shall specify, in a declaration to be deposited together with its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, that it intends to extend the time period and present to the Executive Body in writing information on the reasons for this.
Če država ugotovi, da bi zmanjševanje vsebnosti svinca v motornem bencinu, ki je v prodaji, v skladu s prvem odstavkom povzročilo resne družbenogospodarske ali tehnične probleme ali pa bi se skupni škodljivi vplivi na okolje ali zdravje zaradi tega ne zmanjšali, med drugim zaradi podnebnih razmer, lahko rok iz prvega odstavka, v katerem se lahko prodaja osvinčeni bencin z vsebnostjo svinca, ki ne presega 0,15 g/l, podaljša za obdobje do 10 let. V tem primeru država svojo namero o podaljšanju roka navede v izjavi, ki jo deponira hkrati z listino o ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu, izvršnemu organu pa predloži pisno obrazložitev razlogov.