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Paragraph 39
 

Article 38(3) of the EC lays down restrictions on direct or indirect financing or material support of electoral campaigns/electoral contestants (including political parties) which are similar to those applicable to general party funding under Article 26 of the LPP. That said, instead of campaign ceilings it foresees limits on electoral campaign expenditure. Such a measure is in line with international standards and may contribute to ensuring equality between candidates and pluralism in elections. While the 2013 Joint Opinion had commented positively on that approach, it had expressed concerns about the rule that those limits were set by the CEC. It recommended, in line with paragraph 196 of the Guidelines, that the basis for the CEC calculation of those limits should be indicated in the law itself, either as an absolute or as a relative sum, and that such basis should be maintained at a reasonable level. This recommendation from the 2013 Opinion has not been implementedand thus remains to be addressed.