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It should be noted in this respect that currently the Court of Auditors is competent to exercise supervision over the financing of electoral campaigns and also over the funding of political parties. This latter competence is stipulated in the Law on the Court of Auditors; in addition, Article 27 of Legislative Decree no. 2011-87 specifies that parties must submit an annual report to the Court of Auditors. While the latter provision is no longer in the draft law, it was indicated to the rapporteurs that a new law on the Court of Auditors is being drafted which will once again determine the general jurisdiction of the Court of Auditors. It would therefore seem that on this legal basis, the Court of Auditors will continue to have jurisdiction to audit the parties’ financial statements, but it is strongly recommended that this be clearly expressed in the draft law as well and that the division of tasks between the Court of Auditors and the Human Rights Ministry and their mode of co-operation and co-ordination be precisely defined.