What types of sanctions can be imposed for campaign finance infractions?
Serbia
Law on Financing PoliticalActivities, 14 June 2011
http://www.osce.org/serbia/80544
Article 1
This Law shall regulatesources and manner of financing, records and control of financing of activitiesof political parties, coalitions and citizens’ group (hereinafter “politicalentities”).
Article 2
Individual terms used inthis Law shall mean:
- “political activity” is regular work and election campaignof a political entity as submitter of registered electoral list and nominatorof candidates for president of the Republic, members of parliament, deputiesand councilors; (…)'
Article 27
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The content and manner ofkeeping records specified in paragraphs 4 of this article is specified by theDirector of the Anti-corruption Agency (hereinafter “the Agency”).
Article 43
At the request of theAgency and following launching of criminal proceedings for the offence referredin article 38 hereof or misdemeanor proceedings for a misdemeanor referred inarticle 39 hereof the ministry with competence for financial affairs and/or thecompetent authority of autonomous province and/or local government, issues adecision for temporary suspension of transfer of funds from public sources tothe political entity until issuing of final decision in criminal, and/ormisdemeanour proceedings.
The decision of thecompetent administrative authority of autonomous province, and/or localgovernment referred in paragraph 1 of this article may be appealed with therelevant authority of the autonomous province and/or local government.
Administrative dispute maybe instituted against the decision of the ministry referred in paragraph 1 ofthis article and the decision of the competent authority of autonomous provinceand/or local government.
The administrative court isrequired to decide within 30 days from the date of filing of complaint inadministrative dispute referred in paragraph 3 of this article.'
