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, Auke Zijlstra and Mikael Gustafsson 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 Auke Zijlstra un Mikael Gustafsson pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu un ar noteikumu, ka viņi pirms tam ir parakstījuši rakstisku deklarāciju, ka neieņem nevienu ar deputāta pienākumu pildīšanu nesavienojamu amatu, viņi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās, un uz viņiem attiecas visas ar šo darbību saistītās tiesības.