(1) Lists of candidates for a party which on August 1st in the election year is entitled to stand in general elections shall as list designation use the name of the party in general elections or a designation in which this name forms a part. This provision shall apply correspondingly to lists of candidates of the German minority party.

(2) As list designation other lists of candidates shall not use the name of any of the parties specified in subsection (1) or any designation in which this name forms a part, or a designation that may cause confusion of the list of candidates with the lists of candidates for one of these parties.

(3) Single letters (A, B, C, etc.) are not permitted as list designation, nor is any combination of letters which do not form a word (RV, CD, SF, KRF, etc.).

(4) A list designation is not permitted if by final judgment it is established or there are other reasons to assume that somebody else on a basis different than the rules in subsection (2) holds an exclusive right to the list designation. The list designation may however be approved if the holder of the exclusive right has consented to the list designation being used by the list of candidates.

(5) If by final judgment it is established or there are other reasons to assume that somebody else on a basis different than the rules in subsection (2) holds an exclusive right to the listdesignation for an approved list of candidates, cf. section 27, and if the holder of this exclusive right does not consent to the list designation being used by the list of candidates, the election committee may revoke the approval. The list of candidates shall not be entitled to participate in the election.