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A further innovation in this regard is to be found in Article 36 of the draft law, which requires political parties to publish all donations and other receipts from private sources on the online platform within one month of their receipt, indicating their values, the identity of the donors and the date on which they were received. The Venice Commission considers that this is, in principle, a step in the right direction: regular disclosure of financial information will make it possible to carry out continuous monitoring, over and above the post-event spot checks of the parties’ financial statements, which have so far proved insufficient. Nevertheless, it is worth repeating the recommendation made above to make this publication system more flexible for small donations, in view of the relevant international standards.