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Article 15
 

(1) When two or more political parties operate within a coalition, they may use the special account for financing the campaign expenses to finance the election campaign expenses of one of the political parties, members of the coalition, which shall be regulated by a mutual agreement of the political parties that is to be submitted and deposited with the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Funds that an individual political party is obligated to pay to the special account for financing of the election campaign expenses in accordance with the concluded mutual agreement shall not be considered a donation or income of the political party that has opened the special account for financing of the election campaign.


(2) A political party may give a loan to another political party for financing of the election campaign based on a mutual agreement, by making payment to the special account for financing of the election campaign. The loan given by the political party to another political party on the basis of the mutual agreement and the repayment of the loan to the central account of the political party that has granted the loan shall not be considered a donation.


(3) The loan agreement with a clearly defined loan repayment period shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.