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The Amendments Are Political Organizations (Parties) Act In

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Politisko organizāciju (partiju) finansēšanas likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: political organizations (parties) Act to make the political organizations (parties) Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, no. 17; 2002, nr. 14; 2004, nr. 6; 2005, nr. 9; 2006, 12. no; 2008, 16, no. 21; Latvian journal 2010, no. 102; 2011, 103 no). the following amendments: 1. in article 2: express the fourth, fifth and sixth the following: "(4) the corruption prevention and combating Bureau request the donor (contributor), membership fees and joining the cash payer provides corruption prevention and combating Bureau for information about their income, money savings, debt or property, as well as submit documents certifying the origin of the source of funds. (5) Found the information referred to in the fourth subparagraph, the corruption prevention and combating Bureau may request that the individual who made the gift (donation), paid membership fee or joining money, submit a completed form for their income, money savings, debt and assets. Indicate on the form and submitting it to the procedure determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. (6) if the corruption prevention and combating Bureau has requested a physical person information or documents pursuant to this article, the fourth or fifth of, the person providing such information or documents shall be submitted within 30 days after the date of application (the date of the request, the person notified). By natural persons motivated application corruption prevention and combating Bureau Chief, this time limit may be extended up to three months from the date when the person made the application for extension. "; to supplement the article with the seventh subparagraph by the following: "(7) If, in assessing this article in fourth or fifth part of the provide information and other materials of the case, the corruption prevention and combating Bureau finds that the gift (donation), paid in money or in the members joining the money does not meet the requirements of the third paragraph, the corruption prevention and combating Bureau Chief adopt a reasoned decision on the transfer of financial resources of the State budget and the transfer of State-owned assets according to article 10 of this law the second part." 2. Replace article 3, first paragraph, the number "100" with the number "50". 3. in article 4: replace the second paragraph, the number "100" with the number "50"; Add to article 3.1 part as follows: "(31) the corruption prevention and combating Bureau 45 days after a political organisation (party) provided information on the received gifts (donations), make an initial check on donations (donations) compliance with the requirements of this law. If the initial examination, the corruption prevention and combating Bureau finds that an additional assessment was required, it within five working days from the date of commencement of additional inspection shall notify in writing to the relevant political organisation (the lot). The completion of the verification does not prevent the corruption prevention and combating Bureau to launch repeated test. "; replace the fourth subparagraph, the number "30" with the number "60"; adding to the fourth part of the second sentence, after the words "news about not accepted" by the words "and the donor (donor) the pay off (checked)". 4. in article 7.4: make the first introductory part and paragraph 1 as follows: "the State budget financing of political organisations (parties) use their political and economic activity, and is entitled to use: 1) renting of premises, including the Organization of meetings, and services related to the rental of premises, including utilities;" Add to the first subparagraph of paragraph 5, the words "surveys and consultations"; replace the first subparagraph of paragraph 6, the word "booklet" with the words "informational material"; replace the first part of paragraph 7, the word "election" with the word "political"; make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the corruption prevention and combating Bureau request political organizations (parties) presented the State budget funds spent supporting documents." 5. in article 7.5: to make a fifth by the following: "(5) where two or more political organizations (parties) that receives State funding of the budget, after the parliamentary elections, creating a new political organizations (parties), after the merger, it receives Government funding before took political organizations (parties) that are joined together. The new political organization (party) receive State funds if the budget for political organisations (parties) that merger created it without this law 7.3 referred to in the first subparagraph. "; Add to article 5.1 part as follows: "(51) where two or more political organizations (parties) that have created political organizations (parties) associations, which receive State funding of the budget, after the parliamentary elections, creating a new political organizations (parties), after the merger, it receives Government funding before took political organizations (parties) associations. The new political organization (lot) receives the national budget funds if the political organizations (parties) associations, which received government funding, has been eliminated, and in relation to political organizations (parties) associations forming political organisations (parties) that the merger creates a new political organizations (parties), and on political organizations (parties) associations, composed of the existing political organizations (parties) merged, creating a new political organizations (parties), this law has not recorded 7.3 referred to in the first subparagraph. " 6. Replace article 8.2 2.1 paragraph, the words "from the day after the withdrawal or dismissal of the Parliament" with the words "from the promulgation of the election day". 7.8.4 article: replace the first and second subparagraphs, the number "with" the number "0.0008 0,0004"; replace the part number "2.1" with the number "0.0004 0,0003"; replace the fifth paragraph, the words "from the day after the withdrawal or dismissal of the Parliament" with the words "from the promulgation of the election day"; Add to sixth after the number and the words "the second subparagraph of article 8.2" with the number "2.". 8. Supplement article 2.2 part 8.5 as follows: "(22) filing a corruption prevention and combating Bureau political organizations (parties) annual report, political organizations (parties), which the State budget financing, then Add a review for the Government the use of funding in the financial year, indicating the year of cash balances at the start and the end, the cash receipts and cash payments for this law, 7.4 in the first part of the expenditure. " 9. Article 10: replace the number in the first paragraph and the words "article 3, first and second" with a number and the words "article 3 1, 2 and 3"; 1.1 part number off and the words "the third subparagraph of article 2" and the names and the number "and article 6, first paragraph; to complement the second part after the number and the words "in article 2, the words" first "and the third" and after the number and the word "article", with the word "first"; replace the seventh paragraph, the words "five years" with the words "four years" and the words "five years" with the words "four years". 10. transitional provisions be supplemented with 20, 21 and 22 as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers 20 to 31 March 2013 does article 2 of this law in the fifth subparagraph, these provisions. To the Cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but no longer than until 31 March 2013 to apply to the Cabinet of Ministers on 16 November 2010 rules no 1054 "arrangements after the corruption prevention and combating Bureau's request, the person shall provide information on its income, cash savings and possessions", in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. Amendment 21 Article 4 of this law, in the fourth paragraph of the number "30" to the number "60" is not applicable for those gifts (donations) that before the date of its entry into force. In respect of such gifts (donations) applied this law, article 4 of the fourth part of the version that was in effect the gift (donation) on the day of the offence. 22. the amended article 10 of this law in part on the number of 1.1 and the words "the third paragraph of article 2" and the number "and article 6 of the first paragraph of" exclusion, as well as amendments to this law, article 10, second paragraph of its replenishment after number and the words "in article 2, the words" first "and the third" and after the number and the word "article", with the word "first" not attributable to them of corruption prevention and combating Bureau Chief's decisions (regardless of their date of entry into force) adopted before the entry into force of the amendment. In this case, article 10 of this law and the second part 1.1 applies in the version which was in force at the date of adoption of the decision. " The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2013. The Parliament adopted the law in 2012 on November 29. The President a. Smith in Riga 2012 December 19.