If the assessment referred to in paragraph 2 shows that the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air at the place of work in the absence of any individual protective equipment is, at the option of the Member States, at a level as measured or calculated in relation to an eight-hour reference period,
- lower than 0,25 fibre per cm3 and/or
- lower than a cumulative dose of 15,00 fibre-days per cm3 over three months,
Articles 4, 7, 13, 14 (2), 15 and 16 shall not apply.