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Article 117
 

§ 1 Electoral committees, whose candidates were registered shall, within 15 days before the election until the end of the election campaign, have the right to disseminate, free of charge, broadcasts in the programs of state radio and television broadcasters.


§ 2 Dissemination of broadcasts shall be defined as the emission of speeches of representatives of election committees or candidates as well as emission of recorded broadcasts prepared by the election committees.


§ 3 Election broadcasts are part of the radio or television program, which do not originate from the broadcaster bur rather constitute a separate entity as a result of the content or form.


§ 4 The airtime allocated to one election committee can not be transferred to another election committee.


§ 5 Broadcasts of one of the election committee may not contain content which campaigns on behalf of another committee or its candidates.


§ 6 The National Broadcasting Council after consultation with the National Electoral Commission and the respective boards of public radio and television broadcasters and the relevant program councils, shall establish by regulation:


1) the time for free distribution of election broadcasts in each of the national and regional programs,


2) time-sharing framework for free distribution of election programs for the period 15 days before polling day until the end of election campaign


3) procedures in matters of allocation of free broadcast time,


4) the manner of recording and preparation of the emission of election broadcasts, taking into account the type of broadcast and recording medium,


5) the manner of dissemination of information about the dates of election broadcasts - having regard to the type of election being carried out and the need to ensure the most senior technical standard broadcast election programs, as well as the widespread availability of election broadcasts and information about the dates of their issue.