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Lastly, with regard to the publication on the online platform of the above-mentioned information, the opponents of the new tool raise concerns about data protection, whereas the draft law’s authors state that personal data will not be disclosed. In this connection, it should be stressed again that the principle of transparency is enshrined in the international standards relating to political parties. For example, the Code of Good Practice in the Field of Political Parties provides that “parties should make public their statutes and their programme”. Given that the draft law makes no provision for the publication of personal data such as party founders’ addresses or financial circumstances, the Venice Commission considers that the mechanism complies with international standards, including Article 8 of the ECHR, which protects the right to respect for the private and family life, home and correspondence of the individual.