C. Registration and removal from the registry

According to the Guidelines, the time-limit for “[…] deciding registration applications should be reasonably short to ensure realisation of the right of individuals to associate. Expeditious decisions on registration applications are particularly important for new parties seeking to present candidates in elections. Deadlines that are overly long constitute unreasonable barriers to party registration and participation”.[1] The provisions in the draft Act on registration of political parties (Articles 15 through 22) do not contain a time-limit for registration decisions. It is thus recommended to introduce such a time limit in order to avoid situations where the body responsible for registration takes too much time for such a decision, thereby leaving the party in an unclear legal situation.

[1] Guidelines, par. 69.