1. In order to contest an election, a political entity must be certified for that purpose by the CEC.

2. Application for certification may be submitted at any time during normal working hours up to
sixty (60) days prior to election.

3. A registered political party is automatically certified but shall notify the Office within fifteen
(15) days of the declaration of the election date by the President of Kosovo of any change
of the president of the party, authorized representative of the party, or authorized financial
representative of the party, and any necessary information related to such changes.

4. A registered political party not wishing to be certified for an election shall notify the Office
within fifteen (15) days of the declaration of the election date by the President of Kosovo that it
is not contesting the election, or that the political party will be seeking certification as a coalition
in accordance with this law.

5. The CEC shall certify an eligible political entity if it submits a complete application, in the form
prescribed and by a date established by a CEC rule. Such application shall be accompanied by
all supporting documentation required under this article as follows:

5.1. a Registration Certificate (ID number in case of independent candidates);

5.2. name, surname, address, and telephone number of the entity’s president where
applicable, and the authorized representative and the telephone number of the
headquarters of the political entity;

5.3. a copy of the party’s seal, or in case of coalitions, a copy of the seal of all political
parties in the coalition and any other seal of the coalition itself;

5.4. name, surname, address, and telephone number of the financial officer of the entity;

5.5. name, surname, address, and telephone number of a person authorized to deal
with electoral process on the entity’s behalf;

5.6. statement signed by the president of the party, or bearer of the list for other entities
committing to respect and abide by the Code of Conduct as set forth in this Law;

5.7. a policy statement, not exceeding one hundred and fifty (150) words, and in a
language or languages of its choice, for the purposes of distribution to voters intending
to participate in the elections as out of Kosovo voters. The Policy Statement shall be
consistent with the Code of Conduct set forth in this Law and signed by the president or
authorized signatory for the political entity;

5.8. in the case of a coalition, a statement sigsigned by the president of each registered
political entity participating in the coalition consenting to participate, indicating the
manner in which the candidates shall be distributed between the members of the
coalition on the ballot, and committing to respect and abide by the Code of Conduct of
this Law;

5.9. in the case of citizens’ initiative, the ID number of the leader of the initiative, the
authorized representative, and the authorized financial representative. In the case of an
independent candidate or citizens’ initiative, the candidate or the leader of the initiative
may also serve as authorized representative and financial representative;

5.10. name, surname, address and telephone number of the leader of the list of the
coalition, representative and financial representative;

5.11. in the case of a coalition, a copy of any seal of the coalition;

5.12. the Office shall be informed of any change in political party’s president or financial
officer shall be notified within five (5) days after the changes.

6. A political entity shall submit with its application a certification fee as defined by this law.

7. Subject to the exemptions specified in paragraph 8 of this Article, each application for
certification shall include the necessary number of signatures as set forth in CEC rule.

8. A political party that gained at least one (1) seat in the Kosovo Assembly is not required to
submit signatures in support of its application for certification in elections for the Assembly of
Kosovo and local elections.

9. A political entity that has at least one member in the municipal assembly, is not required to
submit signatures in support of its application for certification in elections for that municipal
assembly.

10. A person may give his or her signature in support of only one political entity per election.

11. Each political entity shall, in its application for certification, commit in writing and sign to
follow the Code of Conduct for Political Entities as set forth in Chapter VI of this Law.

12. Each political entity shall indicate in its application whether it wishes to contest any of the
seats guaranteed for the representation of Kosovo Serb and other non-majority communities
under Article 64 of the Constitution.

13. Any failure to comply with the requirements of this Article shall entitle the CEC to suspend
the application process. In addition to the certification requirements of this Chapter, above, the
CEC shall, on receipt of a certification application by a political entity, including a registered
political party, require the ECAP and the Office to provide it with a written confirmation that the
political entity applying has fully paid any fines in relation to any previous election and confirm
that there are no financial or other outstanding liabilities.

14. All requests to withdraw a certified political entity from the election shall be submitted to the
CEC.