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Paragraph 94
 

It is also recommended to reconsider the concept of in-kind donations under Article 9 of the LFPA to ensure a clear distinction between donations of services and the expression of political activities of individuals rather than political contributions. In line with international good practice, such a distinction shall be drawn on the basis of evaluating whether the actions would be qualified as services under the normal conduct of business. If the contributor would regularly be entitled to compensation for identical services performed for other clients, or the beneficiaries would be obliged to give compensation for such services, the contributions shall be considered in-kind donations, to be accounted for under their market value and reflected in the campaign finance reports. If no such compensation would be due to the service provider in the normal conduct of their business, the provision of services should be considered as individual political activity.