Since, under Article 7(2) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament was called upon to establish that the vacancy would take effect from 19 October 2005.
Tā kā saskaņā ar 7. panta 2. punktu Aktā par Eiropas Parlamenta deputātu ievēlēšanu tiešās vispārējās vēlēšanās šis amats nav savienojams ar Eiropas Parlamenta deputāta mandātu, Parlaments paziņo, ka ir radusies brīva vieta, sākot no 2005. gada 19. oktobra.