Pursuant to Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, Christel Schaldemose would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and enjoy all the rights attaching thereto, provided that she had previously signed a declaration stating that she did not hold an office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu Christel Schaldemose pilntiesīgi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrās, kamēr nav pārbaudītas pilnvaras vai kamēr nav izšķirtas iespējamās domstarpības, ja viņa ir iepriekš iesniegusi rakstisku deklarāciju par to, ka neieņem ar deputāta mandātu nesavienojamu amatu.