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Section 6
 

 (1) The support according to Section 3 and Section 4 may only be used during the election campaign period to cover real costs related to election campaign activities.


(2) In its resolution on the registration of the party list, the National Election Committee shall determine entitlement to support according to Section 3.


(3) The Treasury shall disburse to the parties


a) the first instalment of the support according to Section 3 based on the notification according to Subsection (5), within 3 working days after the registration of the party list becomes effective,


b) the second instalment of the support according to Section 3 based on the notification according to Subsection (5), within 5 working days after the procedure for the registration of all candidates of the party for single mandate constituencies becomes effective.


(4) The amount according to Item a) of Subsection (3) shall be determined based on the number of the party’s candidates for single mandate constituencies finally registered on the day when the registration of the party list becomes effective, according to Subsection (1) of Section 3. The amount according to Item b) of Subsection (3) equals to the difference between the support provided to the party according to Section 3 and the amount according to Item a) of Subsection (3).


(5) The National Election Office shall notify the Treasury of the required number of candidates of parties setting up a party list necessary for disbursing the support according to Section 3


a) on the day after the registration of the party list becomes effective,


b) on the day after the procedure for the registration of all candidates of the party for single mandate constituencies becomes effective.


The National Election Office shall send the agreement according to Subsection (7) to the Treasury on the day after the registration of the joint party list becomes effective.


(6) The support according to Section 4 shall be disbursed to the national minority self-government by the Treasury after the deadline set forth in the Act on Electoral Procedure for the announcement of national lists has expired, within 5 working days after all resolutions on the registration of announced national minority lists have become effective.


(7) The support of parties setting up a joint party list according to Section 3 shall be provided to the parties on the basis of an agreement between the parties setting up a joint party list. The agreement on the distribution of the support according to Section 3 shall be submitted to the National Election Committee simultaneously with the announcement of the joint party list.


(8) The Treasury shall not adopt a resolution on the disbursement of the support according to Section 3 and Section 4.