4. Composition of Parliament

The Lithuanian authorities had given notice of the election of Justina Vitkauskaite to replace Viktor Uspaskich as Member of Parliament with effect from 21 November 2012.

The Bulgarian authorities had given notice of the election of Monika Hans Panayotova to replace Emil Stoyanov as Member of Parliament with effect from 6 December 2012.

Under Rule 3(2), until their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided they had signed a written declaration that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Justina Vitkauskaite and Monika Hans Panayotova would take their seat in Parliament and on its bodies and enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.