In a press release, the agency explained its revision of the rating by the increasing likelihood of EDF's status and control structure having to change in the medium term and stated that if EDF were to lose its current status, which exempted it from the ordinary law on bankruptcy, its long-term debt rating could be lowered by one or two notches [20].
Lisäksi se huomauttaa, että jos EDF joutuisi luopumaan nykyisestä konkurssin poissulkevasta oikeudellisesta asemastaan, sen pitkien luottojen luokitus voisi laskea pykälän tai kaksi [20].