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| Law.type | Law.country_id | Law.year | Article.number | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 20 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1.Within a period not exceeding 90 days following the date of the official proclamation of results, each candidate shall submit detailed accounts of their election campaign to the Comissão... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 21 | External oversight | |
| 1.The Comissão Nacional de Eleições (National Elections Commission) shall assess the legality of expenditure and revenues and the correctness of the accounts within a period... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 22 | External oversight | |
| Without prejudice to any civil or criminal liability that may arise under the general terms of the law, political parties which are in breach of the stipulations laid down in the present chapter... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 23 | External oversight | |
| 1.Candidates, in the case of presidential elections, or the first proponents of groups of citizen voters obtaining revenues for the election campaign in ways which do not comply with the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 24 | External oversight | |
| 1.Candidates or first proponents of groups of citizen voters failing to detail the revenues and expenditure of election campaigns or failing to provide proper supporting evidence thereof shall be... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 25 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1.Candidates or first proponents of groups of citizen voters failing to submit electoral accounts under the terms of article 20 and of paragraph 2 of article 21 shall be punished with a fine the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 26 | External oversight | |
| 1.The President of the Comissão Nacional de Eleições (National Elections Commission) is given authority to apply the fines provided for under the present chapter.2.The... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 1993 | Article 27 | Party finance | |
| 1.Political parties which submit candidacies to the elections to the Assembleia da República (Assembly of the Republic), to the Assembleias Legislativas Regionais (Regional Legislative... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 10 | Activity and behaviour,... | |
| (2) The political parties shall assist in bringing about the organisation and expression of the will of the people and shall respect the principles of national independence and political democracy. [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 35 | Rights and freedoms | |
| (3) Computerised storage shall not be used for information concerning a person's ideological or political convictions, party or trade union affiliations, religious beliefs, private life or ethnic... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 40 | ||
| (1) Political parties, trade unions, professional organizations and organizations representing economic interests, as well as other nationally based social organizations, have the right to... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 51 | Democratic principles,... | |
| (1) Freedom of association includes the right to establish and join political associations and parties, and, through them, to work jointly and democratically to give expression to the will of the... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 114 | Parliamentary party | |
| (1) Political parties shall participate in organs elected by direct universal suffrage, in accordance with their electoral representation. (3) The political parties that are represented in... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 133 | Parliamentary party | |
| The President of the Republic has the following powers in relation to other organs:e) To dissolve the Assembly of the Republic, subject to the provisions of Article 172, after receiving the... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 151 | Electoral party, Secondary legislation | |
| (1) Nominations shall be made, as provided by law, by the political parties, either separately or in combination with others; the lists may include citizens who are not members of the nominating... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 160 | Electoral party, Parliamentary party | |
| (1) Deputies shall cease to hold office if they:c) join a different party from the one that nominate them for election; [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 164 | Secondary legislation | |
| The Assembly of the Republic has exclusive legislative power with respect to the following matters: h) Associations and political parties; [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 176 | Parliamentary party, Secondary legislation | |
| (3) All parliamentary parties are entitled to determine the order of business of a specific number of sittings in accordance with criteria to be prescribed by the Standing Orders, due account... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 178 | Parliamentary party | |
| (2) The composition of the committees shall reflect the representation of parties in the Assembly of the Republic. [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 179 | Parliamentary party | |
| (2) The Standing Committee shall be chaired by the President of the Assembly and shall be composed of the Vice-Presidents and Deputies appointed by all the parties in proportion to the number of... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 180 | Parliamentary party | |
| (1) Deputies elected for the same party or the same alliance of parties are entitled to set up a parliamentary group. [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 187 | Parliamentary party | |
| (1) The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic after taking the opinion of the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic and with due regard for the results... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 223 | External oversight | |
| (2) The Constitutional Court, in addition, has the following powers: e) To verify the legality of the constitutions of political parties and their alliances, of their names, initials... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 1997 | Article 239 | Electoral party, Secondary legislation | |
| (4) Candidatures for elections to the organs of local authorities may be presented by political parties acting alone or in coalition, or by groups of electors, in accordance with the law. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 1 | Activity and behaviour, Democratic principles | |
| Political parties shall contribute to the free formation and plural expression of the popular will and to the organisation of political authority, with respect for the principles of national... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 2 | Democratic principles, Electoral party | |
| The purposes of political parties shall be:a) To contribute to the pluralist enlightenment of citizens and to the exercise of their freedoms and political rights;b) To study and debate the... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 3 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| Political parties shall possess a legal persona and the legal capacity that is appropriate to the achievement of their purposes, and shall be formed for an indefinite period of time. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 4 | Rights and freedoms, Secondary legislation | |
| 1 - Political parties shall be formed freely, and such formation shall not require authorisation.2 - Political parties shall pursue their purposes freely and without interference from public... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 5 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Political parties shall be governed by the principles of democratic organisation and management and of participation by all their members.2 - Every member of a political party shall possess... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 6 | External oversight,... | |
| 1 - Political parties shall pursue their purposes publicly.2 - Political parties shall obligatorily include the following in the publicising of their activities:a) Their statute;b) The identity of... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 7 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| The members of political parties shall be citizens who hold political rights. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 8 | Activity and behaviour, Programme and identity | |
| Political parties that are armed or military, militarised or paramilitary in nature shall not be permitted, nor shall parties that are racist or display a fascist ideology. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 9 | Activity and behaviour | |
| The formation of political parties with a name or with manifesto objectives that possess a regional nature or scope shall not be permitted. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 10 | Electoral party, Media... | |
| 1 - Subject to the terms of the law, political parties shall be entitled:a) To submit candidates for election to the Assembly of the Republic, the elected bodies of the Autonomous Regions and... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 11 | External oversight | |
| 1 - Coalitions of political parties shall be formed freely.2 - Coalitions shall last for the duration that is laid down at the time of their formation, which may subsequently be extended or... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 12 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Each political party shall possess a name, initials and a symbol, which shall not be identical or similar to those of any other party that has already been formed.2 - The name shall not be... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 13 | Extra-parliamentary party, Secondary legislation | |
| Political parties may internally form organisations or establish associative relations with other organisations in accordance with criteria defined in their statute and laid down by the... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 14 | External oversight, Extra-parliamentary party | |
| Recognition of a political party, with the allocation of a legal persona, and the commencement of its activities shall be dependent on its entry on a register that shall be kept at the... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 15 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Applications to register a political party must be made by at least 7,500 registered electors.2 - Applications to register a political party shall be made in writing, to be accompanied by its... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 16 | External oversight | |
| 1 - Once it has accepted a registration, the Constitutional Court shall send an extract of its decision and the political party's statute for publication in the Diário da República.2... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 17 | External oversight, Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - A political party shall only be dissolved following a decision taken by its governing bodies in accordance with the applicable rules.2 - The decision to dissolve shall determine what is to be... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 18 | Activity and behaviour,... | |
| 1 - At the request of the Public Prosecutors' Office, the Constitutional Court shall order the abolition of political parties in the following cases:a) The party is deemed to be armed or military,... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 19 | Extra-parliamentary party, Rights and freedoms | |
| 1 - No one shall be obliged to become or to cease to be a member of any political party, nor shall anyone be coerced into continuing to be a member by any means.2 - No one shall be denied... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 20 | ||
| 1 - The status of member of a political party shall be personal and untransmissible, and shall not grant any material rights.2 - No one shall be a member of more than one political party at the... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 21 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - The following shall not apply for membership or be members of political parties:a) Full-time military and militarised personnel on active service;b) Agents of the security services and forces... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 22 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - The internal discipline of political parties shall not affect the exercise of rights and the fulfilment of duties laid down by the Constitution and the law.2 - The applicable bodies of each... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 23 | ||
| Citizens who are elected on political party lists shall exercise their mandates freely under the terms set out by the statute governing the office in question and in the rules on the elected... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 24 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| Within each political party there shall be the following, which shall possess a national scope and the responsibilities and composition set out in the party's statute:a) An assembly that... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 25 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - The representative assembly shall be composed of members who are democratically elected by the party members.2 - The statute may also provide for persons to be members of the assembly by... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 26 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| The political management body shall be democratically elected with the direct or indirect participation of all the party members. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 27 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| The members of the democratically elected internal jurisdictional body shall be guaranteed independence, shall be under a duty of impartiality, and during their mandates shall not be political... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 28 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| The statute shall ensure direct, active and balanced participation by women and men in political activities and the absence of gender discrimination in the access to party bodies and to selection... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 29 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Party offices shall not be lifetime appointments.2 - Honorary positions shall be an exception to the provisions of the previous paragraph.3 - The terms of office of party officers shall be... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 30 | ||
| 1 - Decisions taken by any party body shall be subject to impugnation before the competent internal jurisdictional body on the grounds of a breach of rules laid down by the statutes or the law.2 -... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 31 | Activity and behaviour,... | |
| 1 - In the following cases members of party bodies may be removed from office as an accessory sanction handed down by judicial ruling:a) They are convicted by a court of any of the special crimes... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 32 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Statutes may provide for the holding of internal referenda on political issues that are of importance to the party.2 - Referenda on issues in relation to which the statutes reserve competence... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 33 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| Party elections and referenda shall be held by individual, secret suffrage. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 34 | External oversight, Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Party elections shall comply with the following rules:a) Electoral rolls shall be drawn up and made available within a reasonable period of time;b) Candidatures shall be given equal... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 35 | ||
| 1 - Political parties may establish forms of cooperation with public and private bodies, with respect for the autonomy and independence of all concerned.2 - Political parties and public bodies... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 36 | ||
| Political parties may freely associate with foreign parties or join international federations of parties. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 37 | Secondary legislation | |
| The financing of political parties and election campaigns shall be regulated by a specific law. [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 38 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - Labour relations between political parties and their staff shall be subject to the general labour laws.2 - The fact that a member of staff ceases to be a party member or engages in propaganda... [more] | |||||
| Party Law | Portugal | 2003 | Article 39 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| The present Law shall be applicable to political parties that exist on the date on which it enters into force, and the necessary adaptations shall be made to their statutes within at most two years. [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 2004 | Article 114 | Parliamentary party | |
| (1) Political parties shall participate in organs elected by direct universal suffrage, in accordance with their electoral representation. (3) Political parties that are represented in the... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 2004 | Article 133 | Parliamentary party | |
| The President of the Republic has the following powers in relation to other organs:e) To dissolve the Assembly of the Republic, subject to the provisions of Article 172, after receiving the... [more] | |||||
| Constitution | Portugal | 2004 | Article 234 | Parliamentary party | |
| (1) The President of the Republic may dissolve the Legislative Assembly of an autonomous region, after having consulted the Council of State and the parties represented in the respective assembly. [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 1 | ||
| The present law governs the regime applicable to the financial resources of political parties and election campaigns. [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 2 | Party finance | |
| The sources of financing of the activities of political parties comprise their own revenues and other revenues derived from private financing and from public grants. [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 3 | Party finance | |
| Own revenues1 - The own revenues of political parties consist of:a) Membership fees and other contributions from members;b) The contributions of candidates and elected representatives on lists... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 4 | Party finance | |
| The resources of public financing for the accomplishment of the parties' own ends are:a) Grants for the financing of political parties;b) Grants for election campaigns;c) Other grants according to... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 5 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Each party which has contested elections, albeit in coalition, and which obtains representation in the Assembleia da República (Assembly of the Republic) is granted, pursuant to the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 6 | Party finance | |
| 1 - Revenues obtained from fundraising may not exceed, per party, 1500 times the value of the IAS and are to be registered pursuant to paragraph 7 of article 12. 2 - The product of fundraising is... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 7 | Party finance | |
| 1 - Donations of a financial nature made by identified individual persons are subject to an annual limit of 25 times the value of the IAS per donor and must be transacted by cheque or bank... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 8 | Party finance | |
| 1 - Political parties are prohibited from receiving anonymous donations and are prohibited from receiving gifts or loans of a monetary nature or in kind from national or foreign legal persons,... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 9 | Party finance | |
| 1 - The payment of any expense of a political party is to be made by cheque or by means of other banking transactions which enable the identification of the amount and the entity receiving the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 10 | Party finance | |
| 1 - The parties are not subject to IRC (Corporate Income Tax) and also benefit, beyond that specified by special law, from exemption from the following taxes:a) Stamp duty;b) Tax on inheritance... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 11 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - The benefits provided for in the preceding article are suspended in the following situations: a) The party fails to contest the general elections;b) The number of votes obtained by the lists... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 12 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Political parties are required to keep organised accounts, so that it is possible to ascertain their financial position and verify compliance with the obligations set forth by the present... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 13 | Extra-parliamentary party, Secondary legislation | |
| 1 - The statutes of the political parties are to make provision for bodies to provide oversight and internal control of their activity, as well as of the accounts related to election campaigns in... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 14 | Party finance | |
| A breakdown of the revenues and expenditures of the political parties is to be provided in annual accounts which comply with the criteria set forth by Article 12. [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 14-A | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Parliamentary groups, where they exist, may have, if they see fit, their own tax identification number, and will also be subject to the fiscal rights and obligations established under law for... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 15 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Revenues and expenses of the election campaign are included in accounts which are restricted to the respective campaign and which obey the regime set forth under article 12. 2 - In election... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 16 | Electoral party, Party finance | |
| 1 - The activities of the election campaign may only be financed by:a) State grants;b) Contributions from political parties which present or support candidates for election to the Assembly of the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 17 | Electoral party, Party finance | |
| 1 - Political parties which submit candidates for election to the Assembly of the Republic, to the European Parliament, to the Regional Legislative Assemblies and to local authorities, as well as... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 18 | Party finance | |
| 1 - The grant will be distributed as follows: 20% will be distributed equally between the parties and candidates who fulfil the requirements of paragraph 2 of the preceding article and the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 19 | Party finance | |
| 1 - Election campaign expenses are considered as those expenses which are incurred by the candidates within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of the respective election and... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 20 | External oversight, Party... | |
| 1 - The maximum limits on allowable expenses which may be incurred for any national or regional election campaign are established as follows:a) 10 000 times the amount of IAS in the election... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 21 | Extra-parliamentary party, Party finance | |
| 1 - For each campaign account a financial agent is appointed, who shall, in the scope thereof, be responsible for accepting the donations provided for under point c) of paragraph 1 of article 16,... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 22 | Extra-parliamentary party | |
| 1 - The financial agents are responsible for preparing and submitting the campaign accounts. 2 - Candidates to the President of the Republic, political parties or coalitions, the first candidate... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 23 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - The annual accounts of political parties and accounts of electoral campaigns are to be examined by the Constitutional Court, which shall rule on their legality and regularity. 2 - The rulings... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 24 | External oversight, Party... | |
| 1 - The Entidade das Contas e Financiamentos Políticos (Supervising Body of Political Party Accounting and Funding) is an independent body which works with the Constitutional Court,... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 25 | External oversight | |
| 1 - The Supervising Body of Political Party Accounting and Funding consists of a chairperson and two board members appointed by the Constitutional Court, at least one of which will be an... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 26 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Prior to the end of May, the parties shall submit the accounts of the previous year to the Constitutional Court for examination. 2 - The Constitutional Court shall rule on the legality and... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 27 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Within a period of not more than 90 days, in the case of local authority elections, and 60 days, in other cases, following full payment of the public grant, each candidature shall provide the... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 28 | External oversight | |
| 1 - Without prejudice to any civil or criminal liability that may arise under the general terms of the law, persons in breach of the rules regarding the financing of political parties and election... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 29 | External oversight | |
| 1 - Political parties which fail to comply with the obligations set out under Chapter II shall be punished with a fine of not less than 10 times the value of the IAS and not more than 400 times... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 30 | External oversight | |
| 1 - Political parties which obtain revenue for the election campaign in manners not permitted by the present law or which do not comply with the limits specified in Article 20 will be punished... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 31 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - The financial agents, candidates for presidential elections, the first candidate on each list and the first proposers of groups of voting citizens who fail to supply a breakdown or who fail to... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 32 | External oversight, Party finance | |
| 1 - Financial agents, presidential election candidates, the first candidate on each list and the first proposers of groups of voting citizens who do not supply electoral accounts under the terms... [more] | |||||
| Party Finance Law | Portugal | 2011 | Article 33 | External oversight | |
| 1 - The Constitutional Court has powers to impose the fines specified in the present chapter. 2 - The Constitutional Court acts, according to legal terms, on its own initiative or on initiative... [more] | |||||
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