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, Jean-Paul Denanot, Michel Teychenne and Trevor Colman 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, kamēr Jean-Paul Denanot, Michel Teychenne un Trevor Colman pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu, viņi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās un uz viņiem attiecas visas ar šo darbību saistītās tiesības, ja viņi pirms tam ir parakstījuši rakstisku deklarāciju, ka neieņem ar deputāta mandātu nesavienojamu amatu.