Reports on Electoral campaign Financing

(1) In parliamentary and presidential elections, political parties, electoral blocs and independent candidates, within 3 days after opening the account “Election Fund” and on a weekly basis afterwards shall submit the report on the accumulated financial means and expenditures incurred during the electoral campaign to the Central Electoral Commission. The reports shall be submitted both electronically and in hardcopies, being signed by the responsible persons. The Central Electoral Commission approves the report sample, which shall contain the following information:

a) identification data of the individual or legal person that has donated financial means;

b) a list of all donations received, including the nature and the value of each donation as money, goods, objects, works or services;

c) the total value of donations and the number of donors;

d) the list of donations reimbursed due to exceeding the ceilings referred to in Article 41 align. (2) letter e);

e) identification data of individual and legal persons to whom funds were paid from the “Election Fund” and the purpose of the corresponding spending;

f) the amounts of debts, the numbers of financial record keeping acts and other conclusive information;

g) the accounting information of the legal persons established or controlled in any other way by the respective political party for the corresponding period.

(2) The Central Electoral Commission shall perform prior review of the reports on electoral campaign financing, received as per the conditions referred to in paragraph (1) in terms of their completeness of information and compliance with the requirements for their preparation.

(3) If the report submitted by a political party, electoral bloc or independent candidate under the conditions set in paragraph (1) is incomplete, the Central Electoral Commission shall be entitled to require additional data from the respective electoral competitor, and the latter must submit the data within 3 working days after being requested.

(4) The reports shall be posted on the Central Electoral Commission website within 48 hours after their receipt, having complied with the legislation on protection of personal data.

(5) Independent candidates in local elections, within 3 days from the day the “Election Fund” account was opened and subsequently, every 2 weeks, shall submit reports on accumulated revenues and expenses incurred during the electoral campaign to the corresponding District Electoral Council. The report sample shall be approved by the Central Electoral Commission. Within 2 days after receiving the reports the District Electoral Councils shall grant access to persons interested in the reports submitted by independent candidates and send them to be published on the web pages of the corresponding local public authorities, having complied with the legislation on protection of personal data.

(6) The reports on funding of electoral campaigns for the entire electoral period shall be submitted by the registered electoral competitors to the Central Electoral Commission not later than 2 days prior to Election Day. The reports shall be published on the Central Electoral Commission official website within 48 hours after their receipt, having complied with the legislation on protection of personal data.

(7) During the electoral period, political parties are entitled to accept donations directly on their “Election Fund” account only, in compliance with the rules covered by the present Code. A political party may transfer to “Election Fund” account, held on its account on the date of launching the electoral period, with the condition that it will submit a report to the Central Electoral Commission, containing the data referred to in paragraph (1).

(8) The Central Electoral Commission shall develop and approve forms for the reports on revenues and expenditures incurred during the electoral campaign. The following information on spending shall be included:

a) costs of meetings and election events, including the costs associated with them (rent, stage, performances, sound, stands, posters, protocol expenses, security, Media coverage of the event, etc.);

b) advertising expenses incurred, including on TV, radio, other electronic Media, printed Media, billboards, on street or mobile advertising platforms;

c) expenditures for promotion materials, including for the political party electoral programme, posters,flags, tee-shirts, other promotional items offered free-of-charge in compliance with the provisions of Article 41(6);

d) costs for transportation of persons and goods;

e) costs for public opinion survey services;

f) additional maintenance costs: renting offices for electoral purpose, salaries paid to personneltemporarily employed for electoral purpose;

g) costs for delegation and detachment of persons;

h) expenses for consulting services on electoral and political matters.

(9) If the information submitted by a political party or electoral bloc in line with the requirements set in paragraph (8) is incomplete, the Central Electoral Commission shall have the right to require additional information from the electoral competitor in question on the amount of each transfer to its account and on the origin of those funds.

(10) All the services and actions foreseen in paragraph (8) rendered free-of-charge by individual and legal persons, as well as volunteer actions during the period of collecting signatures and during the electoral campaign supporting an electoral competitor shall be evaluated by the initiative group and by the electoral competitor and included in the financial statement as per the procedure set by the Regulation approved by the Central Electoral Commission.