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Article 19
 

(1) Granting the subsidy from the state budget may be temporarily suspended by decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority for breaching the provisions of art. 3 para. (3), art. 4 para. (4), art. 9, art. 11 para. (3), art. 12 para. (1), art. 13 para. (4), art. 39 and art. 40 para. (2), until fulfilling the legal requirements.


(2) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall previously notify the political party on the irregularities they have found, as well as on the deadline for their remedy.


(3) The deadline granted to the political parties for the remedy of the irregularities cannot exceed 15 days.


(4) The decision on the temporary suspension of the monthly instalments from the state budget can be challenged in a term of 15 days from the communication at the competent administrative contentious court, which shall render a decision in 15 days since the complaint was filed. The decision of the court is final and irrevocable.


(4-1) On the period of temporary suspension of the subsidy, the amounts shall be kept by the Permanent Electoral Authority until the court renders a final decision, and the amounts shall not be reimbursed, at the end of the year, at the state budget.


(5) In term of 10 days from the written notifications of the political party regarding the addressing of the irregularities, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall render a decision on lifting the decision on the suspension of the monthly instalments.