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Article 184
 

184.1. To ensure the due participation of the political parties and independent candidates on the matter, the Radio and Television Committee of the Institute is formed, in accordance to the following:


a) The Committee will be responsible for being informed of and approving the transmission standards regarding the programs and messages of the political parties, drawn up by the corresponding Executive Management, as well as the other issues in the matter that directly concern the parties. The General Council can take over the responsibility for the issues in this matter if this is required due to their importance, and


b) The Committee will have an ordinary meeting once a month and an extraordinary meeting when it is called by the presiding electoral councilor, or when at least two political parties request this to the presiding electoral councilor.


184.2. The committee is integrated by:


a) An ordinary representative and a substitute, appointed by each national political party;


b) The three electoral councilors who make up the Prerogatives and Political Parties Commission referred to in this Law;


c) The executive director of Prerogatives and Political Parties, who will act as the technical secretary; in his absences, he will be substituted by the person appointed by him, and


d) The representatives of the Legislative Branch to the General Council, or those appointed by them, can be called and can participate in the Committee, only with the right to speak.


184.3. The Committee will be presided over by the electoral councilor that holds the same function in the Commission referred to in subparagraph b) of the previous paragraph. 


184.4. The decisions of the Committee will be taken, preferably, by consensus of the members. In case of voting, only the three electoral councilors will have the right to vote.


184.5. The agreements adopted by the Committee can only be challenged by the representatives of the political parties before the General Council.


184.6. The Institute has the budgetary, technical, human and material resources that it needs to directly exercise its faculties and powers regarding radio and television.


184.7. The Institute will have the necessary resources to verify the ful f llment of the transmission standards that it approves, as well as the applicable regulations. Regarding the electoral propaganda transmitted, it should be monitored both in broadcasting and in pay television.