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

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

3In case the documentation of candidates is not complete in order to assess the fulfilment of legal requirements as set out in the Constitution and in Article 19 of this Law, as well as the professional and moral criteria as set out in Article 34 of this Law, the People’s Advocate shall request the candidate to complete the documentation or submit additional documents. The notification to complete the documentation or to submit additional documents, shall be sent to the candidate through an official document or in the indicated email address not later than five days from the date of notification by the People’s Advocate.

4Failure to submit the complementary documentation or additional documentation at the end of the 5-day deadline, shall not suspend the process of final registration of candidates and of 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 on which the requested documentation has been completed, or the deadline set for the documentation to be completed, shall be considered as the day of submission and registration of the candidates and of the accompanying documentation to the office of the People’s Advocate. The final submission of documents shall be documented through a registration number given by the protocol office of the People’s Advocate.