Notice of Participation by the Parties Specified in Article 18 (2) of the Law, Rectifying of Faults
(1) The Federal Returning Officer shall record the date of receipt on every notice of participation and immediately examine whether it meets the requirements of the Law. Upon discovery of any fault, he or she shall inform the executive committee of the party forthwith and ask it rectify to any rectifiable faults in good time; in so doing, he or she should point out that, as laid down in Article 18 (3) of the Law,
1. after expiration of the stipulated period of notice, faults may be rectified only in notices which are valid per se,
2. after the decision regarding recognition as a political party, any rectifying of faults is in-admissible,
3. the executive committee may appeal to the Federal Electoral Committee against direc-tives issued by the Federal Returning Officer.
(2) The Federal Returning Officer shall invite the associations which have given notice of their participation in the election to the meeting at which the decision is to be taken on their recognition as political parties for the election. He or she shall submit the notices of partici-pation to the Federal Electoral Committee and report on the result of the preliminary exami-nation. Prior to a decision being taken, the persons concerned who are present shall be given the opportunity to speak.
(3) After the recognition process specified in Article 18 (4) of the Law has been completed, the Federal Returning Officer shall announce the decision of the Federal Electoral Commit-tee at the meeting, summarizing the reasons. The decision shall be made public by the Fed-eral Returning Officer.
