(1) Every year, and each time a request is filed, the Permanent Electoral Authority verifies for each party the observance of the legal provisions on the financing of the political parties.

(2)The Permanent Electoral Authority may receive requests from any person bringing evidence regarding the non observance of the legal provisions on the financing of the political parties.

(3) The deed of the person mentioned at para (2) of making in bad faith false statements regarding the non observance of the legal provisions on the financing the political parties is an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment from 1 to 3 years.

(4) The annual report shall be published within the Romania’s Official Journal, Ist part, as well as on the Permanent Electoral Authority webpage until the 31st of March of the next year.

(5) The Permanent Electoral Authority can also control the observance of the legal provisions on the financing the political parties when there are some suspicions on breaching the legal provisions on the financing the political parties, either at the request of any interested person, or ex officio.

(6) The results of each control shall be published within the Romania’s Official Journal, Ist part, as well as on the Permanent Electoral Authority webpage in a term of 15 days from that control.