(1) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall have the authorityto investigate instances of non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and may order individuals to answer written questions, to provide documentary and other evidence, and to provide testimony in connection with anyinvestigation that theCentral Election CommissionofBiH mayinitiate. The Central Election Commission of BiH may initiate investigation or take appropriate implementing actions, on its own initiative or in response to a complaint filed by a person.

(2) All state, entities, cantonal and local self-government units’ institutions as well as the institutions of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be obliged to cooperate withthe Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall be obliged, upon the written request of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to provide all required data, information and documents relevant for the effective verification of data accuracy contained in the reports on the election campaign donations, in-rem contributions and expenditures, including the data on the income of individual donors in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The same obligation applies to all public and commercial banks having opened bank accounts on behalf of political subject, either for political subject financing or special account for financing election campaign and to all legal and individual entities that made donations to political subject.

(3) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall have jurisdiction with respect to enforcing this chapter, and shall have power to make determinations that a political party, coalition,list of independent candidates or an independent candidate, or any other person has violated provisions of this chapter, and it shall have power to assess civil penalties against any political party, coalition, list of independent candidates or independent candidate for non- compliance with the mentioned provisions, or to take appropriate administrative action within its general authority under this law.

(4) Before assessing a civil penalty or taking administrative action, the Central Election Commission of BiH shall seek to achieve voluntary compliance with the political party, coalition, list of independent candidates or independent candidate determined to be in violation.