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Article 389
 

Incompatibility


Member of the European Parliament may not be a person who is:
1. a member of a National Parliament;
2. a member of the Government of a Member State of the European Union;
3. a member of the European Commission;
4. a Judge, Advocate-General or Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
5. a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank;
6. a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Union;
7. an European Ombudsman;
8. a member of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union and of the European Atomic Energy Community;
9. a member of the Committee of the Regions;
10. a member of committees or other bodies set up pursuant to the Treaties establishing the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community for the purpose of managing the funds of the European Union or carrying out a permanent direct administrative task;
11. a member of the Board of Directors, Management Committee or staff of the European Investment Bank;
12. an official or servant of the institutions of the European Union or of the specialised bodies attached to them or of the European Central Bank;
13. performing of any other service or carrying out of any activity which is incompatible with the status of National Representative;