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Paragraph 62
 

As regards publication of the parties’ annual reports by the CEC, it is to be noted that certain information contained in the reports is currently not disclosed to the public, reportedly for data protection reasons. This does not only concern personal data such as the donor’s date and place of birth and residence, but also information on the “office and occupation/work or type of activity”. According to a number of civil society representatives, such information was particularly relevant since it had helped them gain knowledge of several cases where unemployed persons or persons with low income had made very high donations to political parties. In this connection, the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR delegation noted that the category of “office and occupation/work or type of activity” is explicitly mentioned in Article 29(4) of the LPP in the catalogue of data to be included in the forms for financial reports, while according to paragraph 3 of the same Article, the information contained in those reports is to be made public on the CEC website. The current practice seems to be in contradiction with those requirements. Therefore, in the interest of legal certainty, it should be expressly stated in Article 29 of the LPP that information on donors’ occupation/activity should be publicly disclosed; however, this should be applicable only to donations above clearly specified amounts, in order to not discourage citizens who only wish to make smaller donations.