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Registration of political parties shall be the prerogative of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
In order to register a political party, the following documents shall be submitted along with an application:
(1) statute and programme of the political party;
(2) minutes of the constituent convention (conference, meeting) of the political party, specifying
the date, place, and number of votes for the formation of the political party;
(3) signatures of Ukrainian citizens supporting the formation of the political party, collected
in keeping with this Law and certified by the persons collecting the signatures;
(4) information about the structure of the executive bodies of the political party;
(5) document attesting the payment of the registration fee;
(6) name and address of the bank with which the party has opened accounts.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine shall register a given political party after verifying
the documents thus submitted.
After registration, a political party shall obtain the status of a legal entity.
The amount payable as registration fee shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
A political party, within six months from the date of registration, shall secure the formation and registration, in accordance with this Law, its organizations in most regions of Ukraine.
The regional, city, and district party organizations or other structural subdivisions envisaged by the statute shall be registered by relevant bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, unless otherwise provided by law, only after the political party has been registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. After registration, regional, city, and district party organizations may obtain the status of a legal entity, if so envisaged by the statute.
The smallest party units, which according to the statutes of political parties, are not granted legal entity status, shall legalize their operation by written notification of the foundation of the respective body to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine within 10 days after their foundation. The smallest party units shall also provide notice regarding the foundation with respect to local bodies of the executive power and local self-government.
The relevant body of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine within three hours after the receipt of the documents for registration shall issue a certificate of registration to the smallest party unit.
Bodies, authorized to register political parties and their regional, city, and district organizations envisaged by the statute, shall administer the respective registers. The latter's format shall be approved by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
After registration, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and its pertinent bodies shall issue political parties and their regional, city, district organizations or other structural subdivisions envisaged by their statutes with registration certificates in the format designated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Every political party shall annually inform the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine about its
regional, city, district organizations or other structural subdivisions envisaged by the statute.
Every political party shall also advise the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine of any changes in the name, programme, statute, and executive bodies of the party, their address and whereabouts within a week after making decisions on such changes.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine shall annually publish a list of registered political parties and their legal addresses.
Within 30 days from the date of receipt of the documents indicated in Clauses 1-6 of this Article 11, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine shall determine to grant or refuse registration of a given political party. The said time-limit may be extended by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in case of necessity, provided the additional time does not exceed 15 days.
Registration may be refused if [any of the documents] thus submitted turn out at variance with the Constitution, this or [any] other laws of Ukraine.
The registration authorities indicated in Section 5 of this Article 11 shall determine to register the statute-designated regional, city, district organizations or other structural subdivisions of a given political party within 10 days from the date of receipt of the registration application certified by the political party's supervisory body.
Enclosed the application shall be:
- a copy of the statute of the political party;
- protocol [minutes] of the constituent meeting or conference forming a given regional, city, district organization or any other structural subdivision of the political party.
When refusing registration, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine shall provide the applicant with a written motivated resolution.
Decisions granting or refusing registration, or failure to make such a decision, on the
part of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine or other registration authorities may be appealed to a court of law.
Refusal of registration shall not prevent a given political party from applying for registration again.