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Campaign finance regulations in the draft code are substantially similar to those of the current code. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission have previously recommended that consideration be given to expanding the legal definition of campaign expenditures so that all costs related to a contestant’s campaign would be included.This recommendation remains unaddressed. Articles 27.1 and 27.12 make it clear that the draft code’s regulations on campaign funds relate only to specific campaign expenses: campaign through mass media, rent of premises, and printed campaign materials. It is recommended that campaign finance regulations cover all campaign-related activities, including organisational expenditures, such as services of marketing agencies, campaign offices, transportation and communication expenses.