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, Rapisardo Antinucci, Domenico Antonio Basile and Maria Grazia Pagano 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 Rapisardo Antinucci, Domenico Antonio Basile un Maria Grazia Pagano 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.