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Article 164
 

164.1. if there is no money in the election fund or it is short of money, the cost of free airtime and space in periodicals allocated for a registered candidate, political parties and blocs of political parties shall be paid from their own funds.


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164.4. if a political party or bloc of political parties which has not fulfilled the requirements of Article 162.1 of this Code prior to submitting a final financial report, and which undertakes obligations toward TV and Radio companies and periodicals to pay the relevant funds, may be given time to pay for used free airtime and free space in periodicals within a 12 month period effective from Voting Day.


164.5. if obligations considered by Article 164.4 of this Code are not fulfilled and if the period mentioned for returning the funds expires, that money shall be returned by the court. if a registered candidate, political parties or bloc of political parties do not fulfil the requirements of Article 164.4 of this Code, the money shall be returned by the court before the period for submission of the final financial report expires if they do not undertake obligations mentioned in Article 164.4 of this Code before submitting their final financial report.


164.6. if a candidate or registered candidate loses his/her status, the obligations of the candidate or registered candidate described in Article 164 of this Code shall be transferred to that person who was considered a candidate or registered candidate. Should the candidate or registered candidate be nominated by a political party or a bloc of political parties, the obligations charged by Article 164 of this Code to the political parties and bloc of political parties will be imposed on the political parties including those which entered the bloc of political parties, after the end of elections.