Ne glede na pristojnosti, dodeljene z Ustavo drugim institucijam ali organom, lahko Evropski parlament pri izpolnjevanju svojih nalog na zahtevo četrtine svojih članov ustanovi začasni preiskovalni odbor zaradi preverjanja domnevnih kršitev ali nepravilnosti pri izvajanju zakonodaje Unije, razen tedaj, ko domnevna dejanja preiskuje sodišče in dokler je primer še v sodnem postopku.
In the course of its duties, the European Parliament may, at the request of a quarter of its component Members, set up a temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate, without prejudice to the powers conferred by the Constitution on other institutions or bodies, alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Union law, except where the alleged facts are being examined before a court and while the case is still subject to legal proceedings.