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Article 181
 

(1) A fine in the amount from 4.500 Euros in MKD equivalent for a misdemeanour shall be imposed to a broadcaster, if:



  • it reports on the regular activities of the state bodies, the municipal bodies and the bodies of the City of Skopje, and the legal entities that have been entrusted with performing of public authorities, contrary to article 75-b of this Law;

  • editors, journalists, program hosts and presenters who are engaged in the program preparation for the broadcaster, if they participate in the pre-election activities of the election campaign participants contrary to article 75-c of this Code;

  • does not record the exit signal of the program from the day when elections are called until their completion and does not keep the recordings from the program (article 75- d, paragraph (1));

  • does not submit the recordings and other data related to the media coverage for the elections, contrary to article 75-d paragraph (2);

  • notices and announcements for independent candidates are broadcast contrary to article 75-e, paragraph (3);

  • the public broadcasting service shall broadcast free political presentation of the participants in the election process and acts contrary to Article 76-а, paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) of this Code;

  • the public broadcasting service does not inform the citizens and people with impaired hearing about the election process (article 76-а, paragraph (1) and (4)); and

  • the public broadcasting service broadcasts free of charge political presentation of the participants in the election process, which is contrary to article 76-а, paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of this Code.


(2) A fine of up to 30% of the determined fine to the broadcaster shall be pronounced to the responsible person of the broadcaster for misdemeanor of paragraph (1) of this Article.