Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made written declarations stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, these new Members would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu, kamēr viņu pilnvaras nav pārbaudītas vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu, viņi pilntiesīgi darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās ar noteikumu, ka pirms tam ir iesnieguši rakstisku deklarāciju, kurā apliecina, ka neieņem ar deputāta mandātu nesavienojamu amatu.