• 1. The chairperson of the central electoral committee shall notify the appointee in writing of their appointment. The letter containing this notification shall be delivered against a dated receipt or sent by registered mail no later than the day after the election results have been determined or after the appointment has been declared. Appointed members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, shall receive the letter against a dated receipt or sent by registered mail within this period by the chairperson of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively. The chairperson of the central electoral committee shall submit the letter to this effect to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the States General, respectively, immediately after the results have been determined or the appointment has been declared.

• 2. If the appointee has appointed a proxy, the letter shall be sent or presented to that proxy.

• 3. The chairperson shall simultaneously notify the representative body in writing of the appointment. This notification shall serve as the appointee's credential.