(1) Any financing of the electoral campaign of a party, an alliance of parties or an independent candidate by a public authority, a public institution, an autonomous regie, a national company, a company regulated by Law No. 31/1990, as republished, with subsequent amendments and supplements, or a credit institution in which the state or administrative- territorial units are majority shareholders or by companies regulated by Law No. 31/1990, as republished, with subsequent amendments and supplements, which carry out activities financed from public funds, is prohibited. The prohibition shall also apply to the companies regulated by Law No. 31/1990, as republished, with subsequent amendments and supplements, which, 12 months before the commencement of the electoral campaign, carried out activities financed from public funds.

(2) Any financing of the electoral campaign of a political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities and of an independent candidate by trade unions, religious cults, associations or foundations holding Romanian or other nationality is prohibited.

(3) The sums received in breach of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be confiscated and shall be entered as income to the state budget.