14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?

'There is a limit to the maximum amount of contributions by individuals to political parties (2013 Electoral Law, Art. 151.1; 2014 Electoral Law, Art. 167.1) and this is 10,000 BGN (6,913 USD) per calendar year. The same is valid for donations to initiative committees or their respectively registered candidates (2013 Electoral Law, Art. 151.2; 2014 Electoral Law, Art. 167.2). The Law on Political Parties stipulates the same clause in regards to funding of political parties ? that individual contributions cannot exceed 10,000 BGN per calendar year.According to the legislation governing the Bulgarian electoral process, as well as the Bulgarian political parties, donations from corporations or any legal persons are not allowed (2013 Electoral Law, Art. 152.1.2; 2014 Electoral Law, Art. 168.1.2). ' (Source: Money, Politics and Transparency. 2016. Available at: https://data.moneypoliticstransparency.org/countries/BG/)

Article 167. (1) The donation made by one natural person to one party or coalition shall not exceed BGN 10 000 per one calendar year. (2) The donation made by one natural person to one nomination committee and the candidate or candidates registered by it shall not exceed BGN 10 000. (3) Natural persons may provide to a party, a coalition or a nomination committee only their own real estate and chattels for gratuitous use in relation to election campaigns. (4) Natural persons may provide to a party, a coalition or a nomination committee only such gratuitous services in relation to election campaigns that are performed by rendering personal labour. (Source: Election Code of Bulgaria, March 2014, published in Official Gazette nr. 19, 2014)