Procedures for resolving the incompatibility of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament with other offices

1. Persons who have been elected to the European Parliament or have become member by filling a vacancy and who decides to relinquish the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament must personally submit an application to the Central Electoral Commission no later than 15 days before the first sitting of the incoming European Parliament or no later than within 15 days from the date on which the Central Electoral Committee has adopted the a decision regarding the confirmation of their mandate. If persons elected to the European Parliament renounces the office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, they must notify the Central Electoral Commission about this in writing no later than seven days before the first sitting of the incoming European Parliament.

2. If persons elected to the European Parliament holding an incompatible office fail to relinquish their mandate or renounce the office within the set time limit, the Central Electoral Commission must, within five working days after becoming aware of the incompatibility of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament with the office held by them, by a reasoned decision declare these persons to have lost the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament.

3. The decision of the Central Electoral Committee concerning the loss of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament shall be published in the Register of Legal Acts.