Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, the above-mentioned Members would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu šie deputāti pilntiesīgi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrās, kamēr nav pārbaudītas pilnvaras vai kamēr nav izšķirtas iespējamās domstarpības, ja viņi ir iepriekš iesnieguši rakstisku deklarāciju par to, ka neieņem ar deputāta mandātu nesavienojamu amatu.