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ANNEX II
 

1. No later than 90 days before the election date, in the presence of representatives of political parties, observers and the media, the CEC fully tests the functioning of the ECS by simulating a real counting. The CEC drafts a report regarding the conducted test, which is discussed in a public session. In the event that the report indicates technical deficiencies, they shall be repaired before the election date in accordance with the deadline set by the CEC.


2. The normative act on the use of the ECS shall also provide for technical causes which affect the integrity and functioning of the ECS, in accordance with this Code. In this case, the CEC, by a decision approved with no fewer than 4 votes “in favour”, decides to apply the manual counting. For this purpose, the CEC may require the completion of an independent audit by a specialised entity, which submits a report to the CEC no later than 75 days before the election date.


3. The economic operator that has been selected to implement the ECS, in accordance with this Code, shall fully co-operate with the auditing entity and provide all the information requested by the auditor, with the scope of evaluating the integrity of the ECS. The auditing entity shall preserve the secrecy of the commercial data learned during the audit. This obligation is not applicable in its relations with the CEC.