Under the provisions of the Act, however, incompatibilities at European level have to be examined during the verification of credentials procedure which, under the Rules of Procedure, only begins well after the opening of Parliament's term of office and, for reasons connected with the organisation of the work of the committee concerned, may last for several months.
Tomēr saskaņā ar Akta noteikumiem nesavienojamību Eiropas mērogā ir jānosaka, izmantojot deputāta pilnvaru pārbaudes procedūru, ko saskaņā ar Reglamentu uzsāk diezgan ilgu laiku pēc Parlamenta pilnvaru termiņa sākuma, un, ņemot vērā attiecīgās komitejas darba organizāciju, tas var ilgt vairākus mēnešus.