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Section R8
 

  1. A written declaration by each candidate appearing on the list that he consents to his nomination on this list for the province or provinces to which the list refers shall be submitted with the list.


 



  1. A declaration of consent may not be retracted once submitted.


 



  1. The list shall be accompanied by a copy of a document as referred to in section 1 of the Compulsory Identification Act for every candidate who is not a member of the Senate. If a copy of a document as referred to in section 1 of the Compulsory Identification Act is absent for a particular candidate, the declaration of consent of the candidate concerned shall be considered to be absent.


 



  1. When and where the forms for the declarations of consent may be obtained, free of charge, shall be regulated by order in council. A model for the form shall be established by ministerial order.


 


5. If the candidate is outside the Netherlands, the declaration need not be made on a particular form.