Under Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that she had previously made a written declaration stating that she did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu, kamēr Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu, viņa pilntiesīgi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās ar noteikumu, ka pirms tam ir iesniegusi rakstisku deklarāciju, kurā apliecina, ka neieņem ar deputātes mandātu nesavienojamu amatu.