According to Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council, certificates attesting the absence of a criminal record may be accompanied, at the request of the holder, by multilingual standard forms, which are translation aids in any of the official languages of the Member States of the European Union. The multilingual standard forms are attached only to the criminal record certificates issued to natural persons (Romanian citizens) who are not registered in the criminal record, are used as translation assistance tools, are exempt from fees, and do not have independent legal value. By way of exception, they may also be issued to citizens of another EU Member State, in the event that they wish to vote and/or stand as candidates in European Parliament elections or local elections in their Member State of residence, under the conditions provided in Directive 93/109/EC and, respectively, Directive 94/80/EC of the Council.*