Duties of the Central Electoral Commission in the field of oversight and control of the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns

(1) As an independent oversight and control body on the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns, Central Electoral Commission shall:

a) draw up and adopt the administrative acts necessary for the implementation and observing the legislation on the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns;

b) develops guidance documents (forms, guides, methodological rules), approved by the Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission order, for the purposes of assisting the financial activity and training of political parties, electoral competitors, participants in the referendum or initiative groups on their rights, obligations and responsibilities in the financial administration process;

c) collect and systematise reports on the financial management of political parties, audit reports of political parties, electoral campaigns financing reports submitted by electoral competitors or participants in the referendum and initiative groups financing reports;

d) examine and checks the information contained in the reports submitted under the present Code and the Law No 294/2007 on political parties, adopt executory decisions on the investigation results;

e) ensure the publication on its official website of the information and reports submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Code and of Law No 294/2007 on political parties;

f) examine the notifications and complaints on the Law infringements related to the political parties, electoral campaigns and initiative groups financing;

g) in order to ensure compliance with legislation on the financing of political parties, electoral campaigns and initiative groups, central and local public administration authorities and other institutions or bodies, regardless of the legal form of organisation;

h) cooperate and provides information assistance for the development of independent studies on monitoring political parties, electoral campaigns and initiative groups financing;

i) study and monitor the application of legislation on the financing of political parties, electoral campaigns and initiative groups, submit proposals to the Parliament and the Government to amend the regulatory framework in this field;

j) submit to the Parliament yearly, by 1 of June, a report on the financing of political parties, electoral campaigns and/or the initiative groups;

k) shall carry out other oversight and control duties of compliance with legislation on the financing of political parties, electoral campaigns and initiative groups, in line with the provisions of this Code and of Law No 294/2007 on political parties.

(2) The duty of exercising oversight and control of the financing of electoral campaigns as described in this Article shall apply accordingly to the activities performed by initiative groups.