(1) The Electoral Commission shall notify the competent authority of the Home Member State of any declaration made by any person in accordance with article 14, for the sole purpose of verifying the contents thereof; and where upon information received from the home Member State it results that the contents of the declaration are not true, the Electoral Commission shall not register such person in the European Union Electoral Register, or, if such person is already registered, it shall strike off his name.

(2) The Electoral Commission shall verify the contents of similar declarations made to the competent authorities in other Member States and shall communicate to them any relevant information in its possession.

(3) Information exchanged in terms of this article shall be provided in good time and in an appropriate form and manner and may only include details that are strictly necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this article and may only be used for such purposes.