(1) The protocol and other election material from the voting in the DCO, i.e. consular offices shall be handed over by the Election Board to the responsible person of the DCO, i.e. consular offices, designated by the State Election Commission (hereinafter "the responsible person of the DCO") within 5 hours from the end of voting. A special protocol is prepared for this handover.

(2) Every representative of the submitter of the list and accredited observers shall get a carbon copy of the protocol from the voting. The original sample, stamped earlier by the State Election Commission shall be delivered to the responsible person of the DCO, i.e. consular offices.

(3) The responsible person of the DCO, i.e. consular offices is obliged immediately to submit the State Election Commission via diplomatic post, the protocol from voting in the DCO, i.e. consular offices, the entire electoral material from the voting in the DCO, i.e. consular offices and one copy of the special protocol from paragraph (1).