Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, a Member, in order not to disadvantage established enterprises which are subject to a TRIM notified under paragraph 1, may apply during the transition period the same TRIM to a new investment (i) where the products of such investment are like products to those of the established enterprises, and (ii ) where necessary to avoid distorting the conditions of competition between the new investment and the established enterprises.
Ne glede na določbe 2. člena sme članica z namenom, da ne poslabšuje pogojev za obstoječa podjetja, ki so predmet ukrepa TRIM, ki je sporočen po prvem odstavku, uporabljati v prehodnem obdobju isti ukrep TRIM v zvezi z novim vlaganjem, (i) če so proizvodi v zvezi s takim vlaganjem enaki kot proizvodi obstoječih podjetij in (ii) če obstaja potreba, da se prepreči škoda konkurenčnim pogojem med novim vlaganjem in obstoječimi podjetji.