1. Certified political entities, NGOs and governmental and inter-governmental organizations
as well as international organizations specialized and engaged in elections or the protection of
human rights, and representatives of foreign countries, have the right to request the accreditation
of observers to the elections.

2. A person may not be a local observer if he or she is not eligible to vote in the elections.

3. Requests for accreditation for observers may be submitted by any political entity to the CEC
at any time until the twenty-fifth (25th) day before the election day.

4. The request for accreditation of observers can be submitted by any non-governmental,
governmental, inter-governmental organization, international organization, representatives of
foreign countries, to the CEC at any time, no later than the fifteenth (15th) day before the election
day.

5. The request for accreditation of observers can be submitted by any media to the CEC at any
time, no later than the fifth (5th) day before election day.

6. The accreditation of individuals to observe elections on behalf of any organization shall be
submitted to the CEC no later than fifteen (15) days before the election day.

7. The CEC shall approve or reject requests: of political entities no later than ten (10) days, of
organizations and individuals no later than five (5) days, and of media no later than two (2) days
after its submission.

8. Any political entity, organization, media or individual who has applied for accreditation as an
observer of the election process and has been denied accreditation by the CEC may submit
a complaint to the ECAP within a deadline of forty-eight (48) hours, following the decision on
non-accreditation. ECAP will decide on the complaint within seventy-two (72) hours from the
time of its receipt.

9. The CEC may at any time cancel the accreditation of an observer of the election process who
has violated the legislation in force on the election process.