As this office was incompatible with that of a Member of the European Parliament under Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament had established the vacancy of his seat, under Rule 4(1) and (4), with effect from 21 December 2011, and had informed the Member State concerned.
Tā kā saskaņā ar 7. panta 1. punktu Aktā par Eiropas Parlamenta deputātu ievēlēšanu tiešās vispārējās vēlēšanās šis amats nav savienojams ar Eiropas Parlamenta deputāta pienākumu pildīšanu, Parlaments saskaņā ar Reglamenta 4. panta 1. un 4. punktu paziņo, ka šī deputāta vieta ir atbrīvojusies, sākot ar 2011. gada 21. decembri, un par to informē attiecīgo dalībvalsti.