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Article Y 35
 

• 1. For each candidate appearing on the list who is a citizen of another Member State and does not also hold Dutch nationality, a written declaration from the candidate stating that they are not excluded from the right to be elected in that Member State shall be submitted with the list. The candidate shall also state on this declaration their nationality, date of birth, place of birth, and last address in that Member State.


• 2. The declaration forms shall be available to voters free of charge in the same manner and for the same period as the forms referred to in Article Y 13, paragraph 2. A model for the form shall be established by ministerial regulation.


• 3. In addition to Article I 2, paragraph 1, the absence of the declaration referred to in the first paragraph shall also be considered an omission.