Article 10 LFPA limits the maximum value of donations from private sources (natural and legal persons) to 10 and 30 average monthly salaries, respectively; these amounts are doubled in election years, regardless of the number of contests. Private funding allowed by law includes membership fees, donations from natural and legal persons, credits and loans, inheritance, legacy, and income from entities' own property. Although the amount allowed for legal persons has been considerably reduced in the last reform, from 200 to 30 net monthly salaries, it is still quite high, especially in election years when the limit is doubled. The Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend lowering the ceiling for donations from legal persons in line with the limits set in most Council of Europe member states.
Article 9 of the LFPA defines private donations as “a pecuniary amount, other than membership dues that a natural or legal person voluntarily gives to a political entity, a gift, as well as services provided without compensation or under conditions deviating from market conditions”. Article 7 of the LFPA, determines that private sources that political parties may use for the financing of their political activities comprise “membership dues, donations, inheritance, legacy and income from property”, while property could be acquired by political parties (Article 11 of the LFPA) through purchase, inheritance and legacy. ODIHR and the Venice Commission, therefore, recommend aligning the provisions of Article 9 of the LFPA to the provisions of Articles 7 and 11 to directly regulate the donation of immovable property to avoid formalistic interpretations limiting the disclosure of acquisition of property from private entities and individuals and to ensure compliance with transparency and accountability requirements, in line with international good practice.