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VI. Reporting and monitoring of political parties' funds


Sanctions









The draft amendment relating to Article 34 of the Organic Law, which specifies that a party that fails to timely submit its financial declaration to the Chamber of Control will not be entitled to receive state funds during the next year, is a positive step, as well as the five-day period allowed to a party for clarification, but appears to be disproportionate as a sanction. The imposition of progressive pecuniary sanctions or fines, clearly defined by law, appears to be a better solution to address those problems. In general, the law should provide for a range of effective and dissuasive sanctions, so as to enable the enforcing body to apply in each specific case a sanction which is proportionate to the nature of the violation.