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, Tarja Cronberg 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 Tarja Cronberg pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu un ar noteikumu, ka viņa pirms tam ir parakstījusi rakstisku deklarāciju, ka neieņem nevienu ar deputāta pienākumu pildīšanu nesavienojamu amatu, viņa darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās, un uz viņu attiecas visas ar šo darbību saistītās tiesības.