Before submitting a proposal for a decision to Parliament, the committee responsible shall hear the representatives of the political party concerned and it shall ask for and consider the opinion of a committee of independent eminent persons, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding.
Pirms lēmuma priekšlikuma iesniegšanas Parlamentam atbildīgā komiteja uzklausa attiecīgās politiskās partijas pārstāvjus, kā arī prasa un izskata neatkarīgu personu komitejas atzinumu Saskaņā ar Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes 2003. gada 4. novembra Regulu (EK) Nr. 2004/2003 par noteikumiem, kas attiecas uz Eiropas līmeņa politiskajām partijām un to finansēšanu.