Direktivet bestemte dog i artikel 9, at medlemsstaterne kunne udsætte den obligatoriske gennemførelse af ligebe handlingsprincippet, for så vidt angik b) efterladtepension, indtil ligebehandlingsprincippet ved et direk tiv indførtes i de lovbestemte sociale sikringsordninger om dette spørgsmål.
However, its Article 9 provided that Member States could defer compulsory application of the principle of equal treatment with regard to ... (b) survivors' pensions until a directive would require the principle of equal treatment in statutory social security schemes in that regard.