(1) The competent bodies are obliged to ensure equitable treatment of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates certified for participation in elections and independent candidates in their requests to use public places and public facilities for campaign purposes, including holding meetings, display of notices, placards, and postersand other materials which have such purpose.

(2) It is forbidden to remove, cover, destroy or alter any printed notice, placard, poster or other materials, which are in accordance with the law and are used for the purpose of election campaigning by political parties, coalitions, list of independent candidates, or independent candidates. The Central Election Commission shall forbid the posting, printing and dissemination of notices, placards,posters orothermaterials, which are used for thepurpose of election campaigning by political parties, coalitions, list of independent candidates, or independent candidates, on which women or men are presented in stereotype and offensive or humiliating ways and shall order the political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, or independent candidate to remove the posted materials. The decision of the Central Election Commission shall be final in the administrative procedure; however, an administrative dispute may be initiated against the decision.

(3) Competent bodies shall not allow political parties, coalitions, list of independent candidates and independent candidates to display notices, placards and posters, or to place their names or slogans related to the election campaign in or on the buildings of government authorities at all levels, public enterprises, public institutions and local communities, on religious facilities, on public roads and public areas, except for the places designated for distribution of posters and advertising.

(4) Within the period of 15 days following the Election Day, a political subject shall be required to ensure that all advertisements, notices, placards, posters and other similar materials that were used for the purposes of conducting the election campaign for the respective political subject are removed from the space designated for thecampaigning.