Kadar podjetja, udeležena v sporazumu, niso konkurenčna podjetja, se izjema iz člena 2 ne uporablja za sporazume, ki imajo, neposredno ali posredno, posamično ali skupaj z drugimi dejavniki, nad katerimi imajo udeleženci nadzor, za cilj:
Where the undertakings party to the agreement are not competing undertakings, the exemption provided for in Article 2 shall not apply to agreements which, directly or indirectly, in isolation or in combination with other factors under the control of the parties, have as their object: