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 written declarations stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Esther de Lange, Beniamino Donnici and Samuli Pohjamo 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 Esther de Lange, Beniamino Donnici un Samuli Pohjamo 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.