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(1) Depending on the number of mandates obtained within the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the party has the right to contribution for mandate in amount of: multiple of the average nominal monthly salary in the Slovak Republic, amount ascertained by the institution, for the calendar year previous to the year in which the elections took place (hereinafter the "average salary"). For each obtained mandate, within the limit of 12 mandates, the party has the right to contribution for mandate in amount multiple of 30 of the average salary. For the twenty first mandate and for all following mandates, the party has the right to contribution for mandate in amount multiple of 20 of the average salary.
(2) The contributions for mandate shall be paid for one year and one mandate during the entire term of the party for which the counsellor was nominated. If the party was nominated within a coalition, the contribution for mandate shall be paid to that party that has obtained the mandate. The party has the right to contribution for mandate during the entire month of the elections. This right shall be cancelled at the end of the month previous to the month of the following elections.
(3) The contribution for mandate shall not be paid to the party that did not submit the preliminary and final report or that did not submit the yearly report for the previous calendar year and that had this obligation according to § 30 line 1.
(4) The contribution for mandate is paid to the party by the ministry of finance, each year during the elections, until the end of July.
(5) During the elections year, the party shall be paid the corresponding contribution for mandate according to point 2, within 60 days as of the announcement of elections' results.
(6) If the activity of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is concluded before the end of the mandate, the party has the right to the contribution for mandate depending on the term of the mandate. The provision of point 2 shall remain valid. If the activity of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is concluded before the end of the mandate and if the party has cashed in the contribution for mandate, it has the obligation to return to the state budget the amounts of the contribution granted related to the period of time after the conclusion of the activity of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, within 14 days as of the conclusion of the activity.
(7) If the party has been annulled, it has the right to a share of the contribution for mandate for the concerned year, until the date of annulment, in amount of 1/12 of the contribution for mandate for each started calendar month. If the party has been annulled after the date of payment of the contribution for mandate, the attorney-at-law or liquidator of the party has the obligation to return to the state budget the amounts of the contribution for mandate related to the period of time after the party's annulment, within 14 days as of the annulment.