Handling of donations, borrowings, and loans

(amended by Law No. 101/2020, dated 23 July 2020; second sentence of point 2 repealed by Law No. 118/2020, dated 5 October 2020)

1. The CEC shall define by decision the rules and modalities required to calculate the monetary value of in-kind donations or services delivered, according to the market value at the moment of their provision.

2. For the purpose of this Law, donations in monetary values, in kind, or in the form of services provided to candidates of electoral subjects, as well as borrowings or loans taken by candidates to fund, shall be considered as contributions to the political party for which they are standing.

3. The electoral subject shall take measures for the coordination of information by its candidates during the electoral campaign, and shall determine rules and sanctions on income and expenditure reporting by the candidate to the electoral subject, so that no donor, lender, or creditors exceeds the limit set out in point 2 of Article 92/1 of this law.

4. Electoral subjects shall be held liable as per this law for violation of funding conditions and obligations by their own candidates, except when an administrative investigation establishes that it was impossible for the electoral subject or, despite efforts made, could not prevent or correct the violation committed by the candidate. In this case, the administrative liability and sanctions for the violation shall rest with the candidate.