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In addition, further standards in this area can be found in the recommendations of UN, Council of Europe and OSCE bodies and institutions. These include General Comment 25 of the UN Human Rights Committee on the right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service, Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation (2003) on Common Rules Against Corruption in the Funding of Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns, as well as the Joint Guidelines on Political Party Regulation issued by the OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission (hereinafter “Guidelines”). The Code of Good Practice in the field of Political Parties, adopted by the Venice Commission in 2008, and its Explanatory Report will also be used.