Hence, in order to establish a clear distinction between use and misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes, the timeframe that established these policies will be the main criterion. There is a legitimate use of administrative resources during electoral processes by elected persons and senior civil servants when a political platform (and more precisely the events implementing this platform, such as inaugurations of public buildings, launching new public building programmes, increased salaries or pensions in the public sector, etc.) arises from a long-term established plan, i.e. established at the beginning of the legislature (or mandate) or at the latest at the beginning of the budgetary year. Moreover, the outcome of such a policy is not intended to be seen during electoral processes. The number of inaugurations of public buildings, for instance, should be on a similar level during electoral processes compared to other periods without elections. An electoral process is not the appropriate timeframe for establishing new programmes and actions with budgetary impact that were not planned before the campaign. Such programmes and actions can therefore be more easily qualified as misuse of intangible administrative resources.