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Article 48 par. 4, as amended on 8 June 2007, prescribed various duties of the election campaign fund manager, such as monthly reporting to the CEC of the source and amount of contributions. This contributes to transparency and should be welcomed. It also follows the last Joint Opinion.[32] However, the provision requires the financial reporting only on a monthly basis, which has proven inadequate in practice during the 2008 elections, given that the registration deadline for electoral blocs is only slightly over one month before the election. Thus, it is recommended that this provision be revised to ensure that the financial report is submitted and published some time in advance of election day. This provision should also include an obligation to report on expenditures (not only contributions) in the pre-election period (not only post-election.)