Cost of use

1 - The use under the terms laid down in the previous Articles of the broadcasts of public and private radio and television stations, of publications of a journalistic nature and of public buildings and enclosed spaces shall be free of charge.
2 - Acting through the Ministry of Internal Administration, the state will compensate radio and television stations for the duly substantiated use corresponding to the broadcasts provided for in Article 62(2), by paying the sum set out in tables to be approved by the member of the government responsible for the media area until the sixth day prior to the opening of the electoral campaign.
3 - The tables referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be fixed for national television and radio by an arbitration committee composed of a representative of the electoral administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration, a representative of the General Inspectorate of Finance and a representative of each radio or television station, as appropriate.
4 - The tables referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be fixed for regional radio by an arbitration committee composed of a representative of the electoral administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration, a representative of the General Inspectorate of Finance, a representative of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A., one from the Associação das Rádios de Inspiração Cristã (ARIC), and one from the Associação Portuguesa de Radiodifusão (APR).
5 - When they make the declaration provided for in Article 65(1), or when the requisition provided for in the same paragraph has been made, the owners of indoor performance venues, or those who operate them, must indicate the price that is to be charged for their use, which may not exceed the net revenue to be gained from one quarter of the seating in the indoor venue in question at a normal performance.
6 - The price referred to in the previous paragraph and the other terms and conditions of use shall be the same for all candidacies.