(1) Should the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic determine, based on the notification (Section 19 § 1), that a candidate for the presidential office exceeded the maximum permissible amount of the costs under Section 16, no later than two months from receipt of the notification under Section 19 §§ 2 and 3 it shall impose on the candidate for the presidential office a fine in the amount of ten times the amount by which he/she exceeded the maximum permissible amount of the costs under Section 16.

(2) The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic shall impose a fine in the amount of up to 66,387 EUR on a candidate for the presidential office, natural person or legal entity who fails to fulfil the notification obligation (Section 19).

(3) An appeal against a decision on imposition of a fine shall not have dilatory effect.