Et direkte resultat af dette er det de facto-moratorium, som fem lande har indført i EU 's godkendelsesprocedure af nye udsætningstilladelser, imens udsætningsdirektivet revideres.
A direct result of this is the de facto moratorium which five countries have introduced into the EU 's procedure for approving new licences to release genetically modified organisms to the environment and which is to remain in force while the relevant directive is being revised.