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KOSOVO - Kosovo - Opinion on the “draft law on amending and supplementing the Law no. 03/l-174 on the Financing of Political Entities (Amended and Supplemented by the Law no. 04/l-058 and the Law no. 04/l-122) and the Law no. 003/l-073 on General Elections

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Paragraph 19

The draft law provides for an amended definition of the term “contribution” in Article 2, paragraph 1.5 of the LFPE which is more detailed than the current one. In particular, it covers “any kind of benefit” including benefits “in kind” and it explicitly refers to, among other things, payment of debts, profit through loans, services and facilities for use of the political entity. The rapporteurs noticed some confusion during the interviews in Pristina about the meaning of this provision. In the understanding of the Venice Commission, it is not meant to regulate which funding sources are permitted by law but to determine the scope of the different regulations on contributions – in particular, Article 5 of the LFPE which establishes thresholds and other limitations for contributions, and Article 15 of the LFPE which requires political entities to include a register of contributions in their financial reports.