Note: Pursuant to Art.1 (2) (a) of Regulation (EC) 2016/2008, the requirement of paragraph (1) of this AD does not apply to EC 225 LP helicopters while carrying out military, customs, police, search and rescue, firefighting, coastguard or similar activities or services.
Interesting to note that EASA has added additional roles in this notice that are not actually listed in the referenced article (other than as 'similar'):
This Regulation shall not apply when products, parts,
appliances, personnel and organisations referred to in paragraph
1 are engaged in military, customs, police, or similar
services. The Member States shall undertake to ensure that such
services have due regard as far as practicable to the objectives of
this Regulation