Sanctions for violations of the principles of the Code
1. The violation of any one of the general principles specified in articles 3, 4 or 5 of this Code, in cases when these violations have not affected the election result, constitutes an administrative offence and is punishable by a fine of between ALL 100 000 and 500 000.
2. The amount of the fine is determined on basis of the following circumstances:
a) the risk posed by the violation to the organization and administration of future elections;
b) the fact whether the perpetrator of the offence has benefited financially from the violation or, through the violation, has affected the allocation of the seat to a candidate, political party or coalition;
c) the duration and the range of actions that led to the commitment of the offence;
ç) the fact whether there have been efforts to hide the violation and the extent of these efforts;
d) the attitude of the perpetrator of the offence following its detection;
dh) the fact whether officials have taken part in the commitment of the offence or whether public resources have been used for it;
e) the fact whether the violation has been repeated;
ë) the fact whether it is has been committed in co-operation with others;
f) the potential risk to free, fair, democratic and transparent elections.
3. Fines, in accordance with point 1 of this article, are issued by the CEC.
4. Violations, as specified in point 1 of this article, when they have had an impact on the election results, constitute a criminal offence and are punishable by imprisonment of 6 months to 2 years.