• 1. The representative body for which the election took place shall promptly examine the credentials and decide whether the appointee will be admitted as a member of that body. In doing so, it shall verify whether the appointee meets the requirements for membership and does not hold any position incompatible with membership, and shall settle any disputes arising from the credentials or the election itself. If the appointee has reached the required age for membership before the first meeting of the newly elected body, this will be taken into account when making the decision. The manner in which the credentials of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are examined is regulated in the rules of procedure of the relevant chamber.

• 2. The examination of credentials does not extend to the validity of the candidate lists.

• 3. If the matter concerns the admission of the person appointed to an interim vacancy, the examination does not extend to matters concerning the conduct of the election or the determination of the results.