It adds that "in October 2007 the President referred the petition back to the committee, which subsequently called for Parliament to give its opinion on this question, bearing in mind that the seat of the institution is governed by the provisions of the Treaty and that the Member States have the responsibility for taking a decision on this matter".
Parlaments arī uzsver, ka nepieciešams panākt naftas tirgu un naftas tirdzniecības biržu pārredzamību un ticamību, tāpēc ir svarīgi uzlabot izpratni par naftas produktu cenu tendencēm, kā arī laikus pārskatīt Kopienas tiesību aktus par naftas ārkārtas rezervēm.