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(1) The Application for determining the amount and payment of the reimbursable amount (share of the global amount of costs and expenses for election campaigns) shall be submitted within two months as of the constitution of the Bundestag and shall be addressed to the President of the German Bundestag. The application may be limited to a partial amount.
(2) The President of the German Bundestag shall determine the amount of the reimbursable sum and order the payment thereof. Any advance payments within the meaning of Art. 20 shall be deducted and reimbursed if they exceed the reimbursable amount.