1. During the political airtime of news broadcasts, the Public Radio and Television must apply an equal time ratio to all parliamentary parties that in the last elections to the Assembly, obtained up to 20 per cent of the seats in the Assembly. The parties that obtained more than 20 per cent of the seats in the Assembly are entitled to airtime that is allocated equally among them. Each of these parties is entitled double the amount of airtime of a party that has obtained up to 20 per cent of the seats in the Assembly.

2. In case of violation of the ratio of coverage in favour of one party or coalition, the Central Election Commission orders the reduction by the same airtime at the disposal of that political party or coalition, or the compensation of other political parties or coalitions with additional airtime within 48 hours.

3. The broadcasting of the activities of the central or local public institutions is calculated as part of the airtime of the electoral subject that the head of the institution adheres to when this activity is for electoral purposes. An activity is for electoral purposes when it promotes the institutional achievements, investments, inaugurations or the progress in public works or when it promotes specific aspects of the electoral programme of the electoral subject.

4. To cover the activities of the non-parliamentary parties, the public Radio and Television applies the professional criteria for news. The airtime allocated to them shall be no f than the airtime allocated to the parliamentary parties, which have obtained not less than 20 per cent of the seats in the Assembly.

5. Propaganda, political comments or political stances by journalists of the Public Radio and Television are prohibited during the news programmes.

6. In case of violation of the requirements specified in this article, the CEC, depending on the case and the level of responsibility, fines the journalist who has prepared the report with ALL 20,000, the editor responsible with ALL 30,000, the News Director with ALL 35,000 and the Director General with ALL 60,000.