At its meeting of 29 and 30 January 2007, the JURI Committee, to which the matter had been referred under Rule 4(5), had concluded that the assignment was in keeping with the letter and spirit of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage and that as a result it was not incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament.
Juridiskā komiteja, kurai atbilstoši Reglamenta 4. panta 5. punktam bija uzdots izskatīt šo jautājumu, savā 2007. gada 29. un 30. janvāra sēdē nolēma, ka šis uzdevums ir saskaņā ar Akta par Eiropas Parlamenta deputātu ievēlēšanu tiešās vispārējās vēlēšanās burtu un garu un ka tādējādi