Ladies and gentlemen, I must inform you that on Thursday, 19 October 2000, I received official notification from the competent authorities of the French Republic of a ruling by the Council of State on 6 October 2000 rejecting the appeal lodged by Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen against the decree of the French Prime Minister on 31 March 2000 terminating his mandate as an elected representative to the European Parliament.
Kære kolleger, jeg skal oplyse Dem om, at jeg torsdag den 19. oktober 2000 fik officiel meddelelse fra den franske stats kompetente myndigheder om en kendelse, dateret 6. oktober 2000, fra Statsrådet, som afviser den rekurs, hr. Jean-Marie Le Pen havde indbragt mod den franske premierministers dekret af 31. marts 2000, gående ud på at nedlægge hans mandat i Europa-Parlamentet.