Under Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, Nikos Chrysogelos would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto, provided that he had previously signed the declaration that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of a Member of the European Parliament.
Saskaņā ar Reglamenta 3. panta 2. punktu, kamēr nav pārbaudītas Nikos Chrysogelos pilnvaras vai kamēr nav pieņemts lēmums par strīdīgu jautājumu, un ar noteikumu, ka Nikos Chrysogelos pirms tam ir parakstījis rakstisku deklarāciju par to, ka viņš neieņem nevienu ar deputāta pienākumu pildīšanu nesavienojamu amatu, viņš darbojas Parlamentā un tā struktūrvienībās, un uz viņu attiecas visas ar šo darbību saistītās tiesības.