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) the following amendments: 1. in article 2: make the first part of paragraph 2 and 3 as follows: "2) natural and legal persons gifts (donations);
3) revenue going the political organizations (parties) or economic activity, income (dividends) that contribute to a corporation; ";
make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) For gifts (donations) the meaning of this law shall be considered any property or other royalty-free goodies, including services, transfer of rights, political organizations (parties) the freeing of a waiver of the obligation, the law in favor of a political organization (the party), as well as other activities of political organisations (parties) is assigned a benefit. The gift (donation), within the meaning of this law is considered also the movable or immovable property of political organizations (parties) and the provision of political organization (the lot) for a fee that is lower than the relevant movable or immovable property or the market value of the service. "
2. in article 4: make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) the person or entity to any political organisation (party) during the calendar year, you can make donations (donations) for an amount of not more than 10 thousand lats.";
to supplement the article with the third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) within ten days of the receipt of the gift (donation), a political organization (party) cabinet order shall be published on the internet in a separate page on this gift (donation), specifying the type, amount, date of receipt, as well as the natural or legal persons who committed donations (donations). Expenditure political organisations (parties) from publishing such information on the internet, are covered from the State budget.
(4) the Gift (donation) is considered to be accepted if a political organization (party) within 30 days after the gift (donation) receive is not transferred (sold) back to the donor (donor). News about not accepted donations (donations) can be published to the internet. "
3. in article 6: make the first part of paragraph 2 and 3 as follows: "2) State and local authorities, as well as a corporation in which the shares (shares) owned by the State or a municipality;
3) the authorities of other countries, organizations, citizens, economic operators (including banks, insurance companies URu.tml.), as well as stateless persons; "
make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) all financial donations of funds (donations), the sum of which exceeds 100 lats, to be transferred directly by the political organizations (parties) to a bank account, but other donations (donations) directly and must be passed directly, or submit to be transferred to the relevant political organisation (party).";
replace the fourth subparagraph, the words "or the" company "as well as commercial companies";
to supplement the article with a fifth by the following: "(5) political organisations (parties) be prohibited from borrowing."
4. Replace article 7, the words "Ministry of Justice" (fold) with the words "Ministry of finance" (fold).
5. Express article 8 by the following: ' article 8. Annual financial statement of activities (1) each year, no later than 1 March to the political organization (party) shall submit the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the political organizations (parties) leader signed the annual financial transactions return.
(2) the financial activities of the Declaration indicate the political organizations (parties) income in the preceding calendar year: 1) membership fees and joining of money received in the form of financial resources;
2) donations (donations), with a separate indication of donations (donations) received: a) funding, b) movable or immovable property, if the property is passed to the political organizations (parties) property for free or for a fee that is lower than the relevant movable or immovable assets, the market value of c) gratuitous services or services that a political organisation (party) received for a fee that is lower than the market value of the service transfer of political, d) Organisation (party) any rights if a political organization (the lot) of creating a good release, e) the political organizations (parties) from the obligation, if the political organization (the lot) of creating a good f) other activities in the form of political organization (the lot) of creating a benefit;
3) inheritance of property received benefits (financial assets, movable and immovable property and other benefits);
4) operating result in income or income (dividends) on Investment Corporation;
5) other income.
(3) the financial activities of the Declaration indicate the political organizations (parties) expenses in the preceding calendar year due to: 1) paying for the following services: (a) rental of premises) and services related to the rental of premises, (b)) other real, as well as real property leases, c) communication and internet services, d) transport services, advertising services, e) f) other services, indicating the expenditure of individual types of services;
2) purchase of movable and immovable property;
3) paying the wages and other payments made to natural persons, except those parts as provided in point 6;
4) issued by newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books and other printed matter;
5) organizing social events;
6) financing of charity events, paying benefits and making donations (donations);
7) otherwise, stating the costs to the individual types.
(4) the Declaration shall indicate the financial transaction for each gift (donation), value, date of receipt, as well as the physical and legal person who made donations (donations).
(5) the financial activities of the Declaration indicate the date of each heritage, its mass, and the person who left a legacy of political organisations (parties).
(6) the Financial transactions of the Corporation to be indicated in the Declaration, the political organization of the (party) made in the reporting period income (dividends), and the relevant income (dividends) from each Corporation.
(7) the annual financial statements of the action in one copy is stored on the corruption prevention and combating Bureau, and the other for a given political organization (in the party). "
6. To supplement the law with 8.1 and 8.2 of the article as follows: "article 8.1. Election period the Declaration of expenditure and a statement of the planned election expenditure (1) political organizations (parties) submitted a list of candidates of the Saeima or local Government Council (the Council) elections, no later than 30 days before the election the Cabinet duly submitted to the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the political organizations (parties) driver signing political organizations (parties) election period, expenditure declarations.
(2) the election period indicated in the Declaration of expenditure all expenditure which a political organization (the lot) incurred during the period of 270 days to 50 days before the election: 1) paying for ad placement: a) public television, public radio, b), c), (d) the commercial television) commercial radio, e) newspapers, magazines, bulletins and other lawfully registered in periodic publications, which are prepared for iespiedtehnik and distributed widely throughout the country , f) newspapers, magazines, bulletins and other lawfully registered in periodic publications, which are being prepared and having a circulation of iespiedtehnik for the most part is distributed one Republican city or district, g), (h)) on the internet and in public locations (squares, streets, they, on bridges and other similar sites);
2) using the mail (including electronic mail) services to help send election canvassing materials;
3) paying legal entities of all types of promotional materials (videos, audio, posters, etc.) to a common preparation this part 1 and 2 in the manner provided for in paragraph 1;
4) paying legal persons for election campaign planning, preparation and organisation;
5) paying election campaign involved wage and making other payments to physical persons, except for this part of the provided for in paragraph 8;
6) hiring campaign needs of movable and immovable property;
7) issued a campaign needs newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books and other expenses, which are prepared in iespiedtehnik;
8) by financing the election campaign-related charity events, paying benefits and making donations (donations);
9) shall be borne by the other with the election campaign-related expenses, it specifies the individual types;
10) covering other costs.

(3) political organizations (parties) submitted a list of candidates of the Saeima or local Government Council (the Council) elections, no later than 30 days before the election the Cabinet duly submitted to the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the political organizations (parties) leader signed a statement indicating the political organizations (parties) the planned election expenses the total amount.
 Article 8.2. Election statement of expenditure (1) political organizations (parties) submitted a list of candidates of the Saeima or local Government Council (the Council) elections, within 30 days after the Saeima or local elections the Cabinet duly submitted to the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the political organizations (parties) leader signed the election expenses returns.
(2) an election expense statement specifies all expenses to a political organization (the lot) incurred during the period of 270 days before the election to election day, as well as expenses that will arise after the election by paying bills for this law, in the second paragraph of article 8.1 of these activities.
(3) an election expense statement and the information to be included in the order laid down by this law, in the second paragraph of article 8.1. "
7. Make the text of article 9 as follows: "(1) political organizations (parties) financial and economic activity is open and available to the public.
(2) every person has the right to apply to the corruption prevention and combating Bureau and the relevant political organisation (a lot) to become familiar with its annual financial transactions return, election expenses in the period the Declaration of election expenses return and notice of the planned election.
(3) the second part of the Declaration referred to in the notice and not later than 10 days after submitting it to the Cabinet in the order published in the Gazette "journal" and "the internet."
8. Make the text of article 10 by the following: "(1) If a political organization (party) does not submit to this law, 8, 8.1 and 8.2 of the Declaration referred to in article or announcement until the deadline laid down in the law or in the law required is not specified, or is not being complied with article 4 of this law, the provisions of part three of the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the Director is obliged within seven days written notice to the political organizations (parties).
(2) If within one month of sending the warning political organization (party) does not submit a declaration of financial transaction or proposed declaration does not specify required by law, or in the political organization of the (party) continues not to carry out this law, in article 4, the provisions of part three of the corruption prevention and combating Bureau of the Director's duty in two weeks time in the procedure prescribed by law to initiate appropriate political organizations (parties) suspension in court. "
9. Replace article 11, first paragraph, the words "national revenue" with the words "corruption prevention and combating Bureau".
10. Make the text of article 12 by the following: ' article 7 Of this law, the third part, 8, 8.1 and 8.2 for the implementation of provisions of article concerned political organizations (parties). "
11. To supplement the law with article 13 by the following: ' article 13. Control and monitoring of the implementation of the law, the control and supervision of the enforcement of this Act shall take the corruption prevention and combating Bureau. "
12. transitional provisions be supplemented with 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the following paragraph: "2. The State revenue service comply with this law in corruption prevention and combating Bureau the functions assigned to the date of these functions corruption prevention and combating Bureau and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law is passed to the corruption prevention and combating Bureau.
3. the terms "economic operator", "company" and "Corporation" is understood also in this Act by the company and the company.
4. the Cabinet of Ministers until 1 august 2002, manages this law article 4, third paragraph 8.1 and 8.2 the provisions laid down in article.
5. political organizations (parties) takes up this law article 4 the provisions of part three on 15 august 2002.
6. not later than 1 September 2002 the political organizations (parties) according to article 4 of this law the provisions of the third subparagraph shall be published on the internet information about all donations (donations) that they have received during the period from January 1, 2002, to august 15, 2002. "
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted the law on 6 June 2002.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, 26 June 2002, an editorial added: the law shall enter into force with the 27 June 2002.