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Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals

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Article 10

1. When he submits his application to stand as a candidate, a Community national shall produce the same supporting documents as a candidate who is a national. He shall also produce a formal declaration stating: (a) his nationality, date and place of birth, last address in the home Member State and his address in the electoral territory of the Member State of residence; (b) that he is not standing as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in any other Member State; (c) where applicable, the locality or constituency in his home Member State on the electoral roll of which his name was last entered, and (d) that he has not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in the home Member State through an individual judicial decision or an administrative decision provided that the latter can be subject to judicial remedies. ————— 3. The Member State of residence may also require a Community national entitled to stand as a candidate to produce a valid identity document. It may also require him to indicate the date from which he has been a national of a Member State.

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Article 10

1. When he submits his application to stand as a candidate, a Community national shall produce the same supporting documents as a candidate who is a national. He shall also produce a formal declaration stating: (a) his nationality, date and place of birth, last address in the home Member State and his address in the electoral territory of the Member State of residence; (b) that he is not standing as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in any other Member State; (c) where applicable, the locality or constituency in his home Member State on the electoral roll of which his name was last entered, and (d) that he has not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in the home Member State through an individual judicial decision or an administrative decision provided that the latter can be subject to judicial remedies. ————— 3. The Member State of residence may also require a Community national entitled to stand as a candidate to produce a valid identity document. It may also require him to indicate the date from which he has been a national of a Member State.

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