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Article 1
 

(1) A candidate for the presidential office shall be obliged to keep records of all donations  obtained for his/her promotion and about their donors and to notify the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic in writing of the total amount of funds obtained for his/her promotion (Section 18 § 1), and of the total amount of money paid for his/her promotion (Section 16). In the written notification, the candidate for the presidential office shall state the name, surname, permanent residence and the value of a donation or gratuitous performance of each donor, in case that the donor is a natural person and the value of the donation exceeded 331 EUR, and the name, registered office and value of a donation or gratuitous performance of each donor, in case that the donor is a legal entity and the value of the donation exceeded 331 EUR.


(2) A publisher of the periodical press16), an operator of the radio and television broadcasting17), an operator of advertisements placed in public places18) and a natural person or legal entity that created an advertising programme, poster, leaflet or other promotion material or item in support of a candidate for the presidential office, shall be obliged to notify the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic in writing of the amount of the funds paid by individual candidates for the presidential office for promotion under this Act (Section 17) that was published, broadcasted or created.


(3) A candidate for the presidential office and a natural person or legal entity shall submit the notification under Paragraphs 1 and 2 no later than 30 days from the election day.


(4) A natural person and legal entity under Paragraph 2 shall also state in the notification the amounts corresponding to a usual price of advertising, sponsored programmes, advertisements or other promotion materials or programmes that were published, broadcasted or created in support of individual candidates for the presidential office free-of-charge or at a lower price.


(5) Natural persons and legal entities under Paragraph 2 shall keep special records about the facts, to which their notification obligation under this Act applies.


(6) The day of publishing of a promotion material or programme by means of an information medium and the day of publishing of the created promotion material in support of a candidate shall be decisive for calculation of costs.