(1) Candidates shall be notified to the election commission competent to register the candidate concerned by handing over the recommendation sheets.

(2) The voters who wish to stand as independent candidates at the election and the nominating organisations that wish to nominate candidate shall hand over all recommendation sheets they received to the election office within the time limit set for the notification of candidates. In the event of non-compliance with this obligation, the election commission competent to register the candidate in question shall impose a fine, acting ex officio. The amount of the fine shall be HUF 10 000 for each missing recommendation sheet.

(3) A fine shall not be imposed for recommendation sheets not containing recommendation that are handed over not later than on the day after the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph (2).

(4) The election commission shall decide on imposing a fine within eight days after the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph (2).