The utilitycosts for halls, premises and election campaign offices for the purpose of holding election gatherings, meetings with electors and other events connected with the election campaigning, as well as expenses connected with fuel for means of transport used for the purpose of the election campaigning may not be included in the campaign fund.  

1.1 The maximum amount of expenses from a campaign fund shall be prescribed by this Code. Payments from the campaign fund shall be made through non-cash method. 

2. Where the goods and services described in part 1 of this Article were provided gratuitously or at a price lower than the market value or acquired prior to formation of the campaign fund, they shall be included in the expenditures of the campaign fund at their market value. 

3. Where the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption finds out that the goodsacquired, work performed and service provided for the purpose of election campaign have not been included in the expenses of the campaign fund at their market value, it shall institute administrative proceedings. Where the information specified is confirmed during the instituted proceedings, an administrative penalty shall be imposed on the candidate, political party running in elections in the amount of 3-fold of the expenses not included in the fund expenditures. 

4. Where in the course of administrative proceedings it is substantiated that the expenses made for the election campaign of a candidate, political party (alliance of political parties) running in elections have exceeded the maximum amount of expenses prescribed by this Code, incurred for the purposes prescribed by part 1 of this Article, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption shall impose an administrative penalty on the candidate, political party running in elections in the amount of 3-fold of the sum exceeding the maximum amount of the fund prescribed by this Code. 

5. Where in the course of administrative proceedings it is substantiated that the expenses made for the election campaign of a candidate, political party (alliance of political parties) running in elections have exceeded the maximum amount of expenses prescribed by this Code, incurred for the purposes prescribed by part 1 of this Article, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption shall impose an administrative penalty on the candidate, political party running in elections in the amount of 3-fold of the sum exceeding the maximum amount of the fund prescribed by this Code. 

6. In case of failure to transfer the amounts prescribed by this Article to the State Budget within a 5-day period after the decision of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruptionor failure to appeal against the decision of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruptionthrough judicial procedure within the same time limit, the electoral commission shall levy the mentioned amount through judicial procedure. 

7. All operations with the accounts of campaign funds shall be terminated as of the voting day.

8. Based on the application of candidates, political parties running in elections, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption shall allow making payments from the fund after the voting day as well, but only for transactions carried out before the voting day.

9. After the elections of the National Assembly and the elections of the Council of Elders of communities held through the proportional electoral system, means remaining in campaign fund of the political parties (alliance of political parties) shall — within a one-week period following the official announcement of results of the elections — be transferred to the account of the political party, and in case of an alliance of political parties, suchmeans shall be equally distributed among the political parties forming an alliance, unless otherwise provided for by the decision of the alliance of political parties. 

9.1 After the elections of the head of community and member of the Council of Elders elected through the majoritarian electoral system, means remaining in the campaign fund of the candidate shall — within a one-week period following the official announcement of results of the elections — be transferred to the political party having nominated the candidate, and in case of self-nomination — be transferred to the candidate.

10. In the cases of declaring elections not having taken place or declaring elections as invalid or calling new regular or new elections, the means remaining in the campaign fund shall be frozen until candidates, electoral lists of political parties running in elections are registered for the new regular or new elections. In case of new regular or new elections, candidates, political parties running in elections may use the means remaining in their campaign funds. 

11. The means remaining in campaign funds of the candidates, political parties (alliances of political parties) not running in new regular or new elections shall be disposed as prescribed by parts 9 and 9.1 of this Article. 

12. Provisions of this Article shall also apply during the second round of election of the National Assembly.