1For the receipt of expressions of interest and the accompanying documentation of the candidates, minutes shall be kept, indicating the number and type of documents submitted by the candidates. The minutes shall be signed by the candidate and the representative of the protocol office of the People’s Advocate.

2The People’s Advocate, within 5 days upon submission of expressions of interest and the accompanying documentation, verifies whether the documentation submitted is complete.

3In case the documentation of candidates is not complete, in order to assess the fulfilment of legal conditions as set out in the Constitution and in Article 117 of this Law, as well as the professional and moral criteria, as set out in Article 132 of this Law, the People’s Advocate shall request the candidate to complete the documentation or submit additional documentation. The notification to complete the documentation or submission of additional documentation, shall be sent to the candidate with an official document or in the indicated email address within 5 days from the day of notification by the People’s Advocate.

4Failure to submit the additional documentation until the end of the 5 days’ time limit, does not suspend the final registration process of candidates and accompanying documentation. In this case, the assessment of the candidate shall be made on the documentation of the file administered by the People’s Advocate.

5The date when the requested documentation is completed, or the time limit provided for the completion, shall be considered the day of submission and registration of the candidates and accompanying documentation in the office of the People’s Advocate. The final submission shall be documented with a registration number by the protocol office of the People’s Advocate.