It would thus appear more consistent and effective to generally permit cash donations up to a certain amount. Such an approach would also be in line with GRECO’s recommendation to promote recourse to the banking system in order to make donations (and expenditures) traceable, a recommendation based on information that “significant amounts” were frequently donated in cash, thereby hampering verifications. Such a situation could be more effectively prevented by admitting only small cash donations, independently of whether a donor has a bank account or not. Notably, the CEC had introduced a ceiling for donations which a person could make annually to one political party in cash in their “Regulation on political parties’ financing” of 23 December 2015; it amounted to one average salary (i.e. MDL 5,600/approximately € 275, in 2017). Representatives of the CEC informed the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR delegation that this rule had been introduced following consultations with all relevant stakeholders. However, political parties successfully challenged the relevant provision in Paragraph 32 of the Regulation before court; such a rule would have to be introduced by law. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR therefore recommend making the LPP rules on cash donations more consistent and, in particular, making it clear that small cash donations are generally permitted but only up to a clearly specified, low threshold. Such a threshold needs to be significantly lower than the – even reduced – general donation ceilings, in order to prevent circumvention of the general transparency regulations, including full and traceable information on the donor.