1) Without prejudice to the incompatibilities provided for in the 1976 Act on the election of the candidates to the European Parliament by direct universal ballot, with the subsequent amendments, the European Parliament membership is incompatible with the Romanian Parliament membership, as deputy or senator, with the Romanian Government membership, with the offices provided for in art. 81 and 82 in Book I, title IV, chap. III, section 2 of Law No. 161/2003 on measures to secure transparency in the exercise of the public positions, of the public functions and in the business circles, the prevention and the sanctioning of corruption, with the subsequent amendments and completions, or with equivalent positions in the Member States of the European Union.

(2) Within 30 days of the validation of the result in the elections to the European Parliament, the persons who are not compatible shall choose between the mandate of member in the European Parliament and the position that generates incompatibility, resigning from one of the two positions.

(3) After the expiry of the time limit provided for in paragraph (2), if anincompatibility status arises or persists with regard to the positions referred to in Articles 81 and 82, Book I, title IV, chap. III, section 2 of Law No. 161/2003, with the subsequent amendments and completions, the persons in the incompatibility situation are deemed to have resigned from the position of member in the European Parliament. The resignation shall be established by decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority, which shall be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, and communicated to the European Parliament.

(4) The National Agency for Integrity finds the cases of incompatibilitybetween the mandate of member in the European Parliament and the positions referred to in paragraph (1), and informs the Permanent Electoral Authority about them within 15 days of their finding.

(5) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall notify, where appropriate, theEuropean Parliament about the cases of incompatibility referred to in Article 7, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 1976 Act, for the members from Romania to the European Parliament or shall find, as provided for in paragraph (3), the resignation of persons found in an incompatibility situation.

(6) Within 15 days at the most of the validation of mandates, the membersof Romania to the European Parliament are obliged to make their declarations of assets and interests to the National Agency for Integrity, by using the forms provided for in the annex to Law No. 115/1996 for making declarations of assets and maintaining the wealth control of dignitaries, of magistrates, of persons in leadership and control positions, as well as of public servants, with the subsequent amendments and completions, and in the annex to the Government Decision No. 506/2003 on the establishment of the model of Register of declarations of assets, with the subsequent amendments. The declarations of assets and interests shall be posted on the web page of the National Agency for Integrity and shall be updated yearly.

(7) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall carry out the formalities ofacceptance for the candidates declared elected in the European Parliament.

(8) Except for the cases referred to in paragraph (3), ascertaining thetermination of office for a member of the European Parliament shall comply with the 1976 Act and with the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.