HOWEVER , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES MAY GRANT EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH PROVIDED THAT THE INTENTION OF THE PERSON CONCERNED WAS CLEARLY TO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST 12 MONTHS .
Sin embargo , las autoridades competentes podran establecer excepciones a la norma general del parrafo primero , siempre que la intencion del interesado haya sido claramente la de permanecer fuera de la Comunidad durante un tiempo minimo de doce meses .