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(1) No approval can be granted to a new party name which-


(i) is in use by a party entitled to nomination, see section (11);


(ii) is the name of a party that has previously been entitled to nomination, see section (11), unless at least five periods of election have passed since the time when the party participated in general elections the last time;


(iii) has been approved for a new party that wishes to participate in general elections by the Election Board, see section 12(2);


(iv) is used by a party entitled to participate in elections to the European Parliament not included in cases specified in paragraph (i), see section 10 of the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act;


(v) is the name of a party not included in cases specified in paragraph (ii) that has previously been entitled to participate in European Parliamentary elections, see section 10 of the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act unless at least four periods of election have passed since the time when the party participated in European Parliamentary Elections the last time;


(vi) has been approved by the Election Board for a new party that wishes to participate in European Parliamentary elections, see section 11(2) in the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act; or,


(vii) may cause confusion of identity with one of the parties referred to in paragraphs (i) to (vi).


(2) The name of a new party cannot be approved if by a final court decision it has been established or there are other reasons to assume that somebody else on a basis different than the rules in subsection (1) holds an exclusive right to the name. The name may, however, be approved if the holder of the exclusive right has consented to the party’s use of the name.


(3) If by final judgment it is established or in general there are reasons to believe that, on a different basis than the rules of subsection (1), somebody else has the exclusive right to use a name approved by the Election Board as the name of a new party, and if the holder of this exclusive right does not consent to such party's use of the name, the Election Board can revoke the approval. If the party has been registered with the Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior under sections 12 to 12b, the party's right of participation in general elections will lapse.


Minister of Social Affairs(4) The Election Board shall keep a list of party names (List of Party Names) which are comprised by subsection (1)(i) to (vi) and which have not been revoked in pursuance of subsection (3) (the Party Name Register).