1. When submitting an application to stand as a candidate, Union citizens shall produce the same supporting documents as candidates who are nationals. They shall also produce a formal declaration, which shall contain the following elements:
(a) their name, nationality, date and place of birth, last address in the home Member State and address in the electoral territory in the Member State of residence;
(b) a statement that they are not standing as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in any other Member State;
(c) where applicable, the locality or constituency in their home Member State on the electoral roll of which their name was last entered; and
(d) a statement that they have 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.
2. The Member State of residence may also require Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates to:
(a) produce a valid identity document;
(b) state in their declaration under paragraph 1:
(i) where applicable, the personal identification number issued by the home Member State or Member State of residence;
(ii) the type and serial number of the identity document or travel document issued by the home Member State;
(iii) the date of the declaration; and
(iv) their contact details, such as a telephone number or email address;
(c) indicate the date from which they have been nationals of a Member State.
3. Member States may use the template set out in Annex II for the purposes of the declaration referred to in paragraph 1.
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend the list referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), of this Article only by adding elements to it.
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