• 1. At the same time as notifying the appointee that they accept their appointment, they, or their authorized representative, shall submit to the representative body a signed declaration stating all public positions held by the appointee.

• 2. Unless the appointee was already a member of the representative body at the time of appointment, they shall also submit a certified copy of data from the Personal Records Database (Bundesregistratie Personen), showing their place of residence, date and place of birth, eligibility to vote, and, in the case of an appointment as a member of the House of Representatives or Senate, or the Provincial Council, their Dutch nationality.

• 3. The authorized representative of the appointee who resides outside the Netherlands shall, in lieu of the copy referred to in the second paragraph, submit an extract from the birth register, showing the date and place of birth of the appointee as well as proof of Dutch nationality for the appointee.

• 4. If a person appointed as a member of the municipal council is not a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, they shall submit a certified copy of data from the Personal Records Database (BRP), demonstrating whether they meet the requirements referred to in Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Municipalities Act.