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3.Member States may provide that only their own nationals are able to hold the office of elected head, deputy or member of the governing college of the executive of a basic local government unit if elected to hold office for the duration of their mandate.The Member States may also lay down that the temporary or interim performance of the functions of a head, deputy or member of the governing college of the executive of a basic local government unit may be restricted to their own nationals.Having regard to the TFEU and to general legal principles, Member States may take appropriate, necessary and proportional measures to ensure that the offices referred to in the first subparagraph can be held, and the interim functions referred to in the second subparagraph can be performed, only by their own nationals.
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