Article 3
1. Standard licences shall be issued on the form, a model of which is set out in Annex I. The form shall be printed on white paper without mechanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and weighing not less than 55 g/m 2 . 2. Forms shall measure 210 × 297 mm. 3. Forms shall be produced in printed or electronic form and filled out in an official language of the Union designated by the competent authorities of the issuing Member State. The competent authorities of the Member State in which the form is presented may ask for it to be translated into the language, or one of the official languages, of that Member State. In this case, the translation costs shall be met by the licence holder. 4. Member States shall be responsible: (a) for having the forms printed, bearing the printer’s name and address or identifying mark; (b) for taking any measure necessary in order to avoid the forging of forms. The means of identification adopted by Member States for this purpose shall be notified to the Commission, for communication to the competent authorities of the other Member States. 5. Forms shall preferably be filled in by mechanical or electronic means. However, the application may be filled in legibly by hand; in the latter case it shall be written in ink and in block capitals. Whatever the process used, forms shall not contain erasures, overwritten words or other alterations.