Under Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that he had previously made a written declaration stating that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Dimitrios Droutsas would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu, kamēr Dimitrios Droutsas pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu un ar noteikumu, ka viņš pirms tam ir parakstījis rakstisku deklarāciju, ka neieņem nevienu ar deputāta pienākumu pildīšanu nesavienojamu amatu, viņš darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās, un uz viņu attiecas visas ar šo darbību saistītās tiesības.