PENAL AND MISDEMEANOR PROVISIONS

(1) Regardless of the misdemeanour liability for not complying with the provisions of this Code related to limitation of election campaign expenses and submission of financial reports on election campaign financing, an election campaign participant shall be imposed:
     - partial loss of compensation of election campaign expenses;
     - complete loss of compensation of election campaign expenses; or
     - suspension of reimbursement of the compensation of election campaign expenses.
(2) Partial loss of compensation of election campaign expenses shall be imposed to an election campaign participant in case when the permitted amount of election campaign expenses is exceeded, pursuant to Article 84 of this Code;
(3) Partial loss of compensation of election campaign expenses as referred to in paragraph (2) of this article shall refer to the reduction of the amount for compensation of election campaign expenses by the amount in which the permitted amount of election campaign costs and expenses was exceeded. If the amount of funds exceeding the permitted amount of costs for the election campaign is higher than the amount for compensation of election campaign expenses, in such a case, a complete loss of the right of compensation of expenses for the election campaign shall be imposed.
(4) Suspension of reimbursement of the compensation of election campaign expenses shall be imposed to an election campaign participant who fails to submit the financial reports in the prescribed deadline and content pursuant to Article 84-b, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 85 of this Code.
(5) The suspension of reimbursement of the compensation of election campaign expenses from paragraph (4) of this article shall last until the obligation is properly fulfilled pursuant to Article 84-b, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 85 of this Code.
(6) The decision for partial or complete loss of compensation of election campaign expenses referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article and the decision for suspension of payment from paragraph (4) of this article shall be passed by the State Election Commission upon a proposal by the State Audit Office.
(7) The decision from paragraph (6) of this article is final but an administrative dispute may be initiated against it.
(8) The decision referred to in paragraph (7) of this article shall be published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia”.