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Article 16.12
 

(1) The electronic media shall provide equal conditions for paid political advertisements of political entities (commercials, public calls, jingles, video-clips and any other type of promotion of a political entity) in the period of 30 days prior to the Election Day.


(2) The electronic media shall ensure that paid political advertisements are clearly separated from the rest of the program and shall not be counted within the limit on the allowed time for commercials set by the Communications Regulatory Agency of BiH.


(3) The electronic media shall receive orders for paid political advertisements directly from political entities or through the legal or private persons so authorized by the political entities.


(4) Orders including the contents of advertisements shall be delivered to the electronic media not later than 48 hours prior to broadcast.


(5) Advertisements shall be paid in advance and the prices of political advertisements must not be higher than the prices in the existing marketing price-list of the given media.