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§ 1. The total expenses and financial obligations related to the election propaganda of political parties on federal level, on electoral divisions level and on electoral bodies level, shall not exceed, for the elections of the Chamber of representatives and of the Senate, the value of ((EUR 1,000,000)). <AR 2000-07-20/71, art. 3, 002; ED: 01-01-2002>
Notwithstanding these prior provisions, when several elections are organized in the same day, the political parties shall not spend more than (EUR 1,000,000) for the full election expenses and financial obligations. <AR 2000-07-20/71, art. 3, 002; Effective with: 01-01-2002>
Twenty-five percent of this amount may, however, be imputed to candidates. In this case, the amount imputed to each candidate shall not exceed ten percent of the percentage stipulated in this paragraph.
Political parties may focus their election campaign on federal level, on electoral divisions level and on electoral bodies level on one or several candidates. (In this case, the parties shall prove that the expenses made for this (these) candidate(s), are included in a coherent manner within the party's campaign.) <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 3, 1°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
§ 2. The total expenses and financial obligations related to the election propaganda of determined candidates shall not exceed, regarding the elections for the Chamber of representatives:
1° for each candidate on top of the list up to the number of mandates obtained by his(their) list(s) during the first elections and for any additional candidate to be appointed by the political party (on the presented list of candidates): ((EUR 8,700), increased by (EUR 0,035)) per voter registered during prior elections for the Federal chambers within the election division where the candidate is presented; <AR 2000-07-20/71, art. 3, 002; Effective with: 01-01-2002> <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003> <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 3, 2°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007> <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 3, 2°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
(2° for a candidate inscribed on the list of a political party who, during the last elections, did not receive any mandate or has not presented himself in the related election division: the amount specified at 1. This candidate shall not be necessary the one inscribed on top of his list;) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003>
§ 2bis. (...) <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 3, 3°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>r by the political party: 8,700 euros, increased by 0.035 euro per voter registered during prior elections for the Federal chambers within the involved election divisions. These candidates shall not, however, make expenses, within each of these election divisions, exceeding the maximum amount applicable for various election divisions, as set forth according to § 2;
2° for a candidate inscribed on the list of a political party who, during the last elections, did not receive any mandate or has not presented himself in the related election division: the amount specified at 1. This candidate shall not be necessary the one inscribed on top of his list. He shall not, however, make expenses, within each of these election divisions, exceeding the maximum amount applicable for various election divisions, as set forth according to § 2;
3° for each other titular candidate and the first substitute candidate, as far as the last candidate is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 5,000 euros;
4° for each substitute candidate, as far as the last candidate is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 2,500 euros.
Candidates mentioned at paragraph 1, 1° and 2 assign fixed expenses related to their election propaganda that they can't assign to one of the election division proportionally between their statements made for various election divisions, in proportion to the number of voters inscribed during prior elections for the Federal chambers within the involved election divisions.) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; ED: 16-04-2003>
3° (for any other titular candidate and the first substitute candidate, as far as the last candidate is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 5,000 euros;) <L 2002-12-13/41, art. 27, 003; Effective with: 20-01-2003>
4° (for any other substitute candidate, as far as he is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 2,500 euros.) <Re-adopted by L 2002-12-13/41, art. 27, 003; Effective with: 20-01-2003>
§ 3. The total expenses and financial obligations related to the election propaganda of determined candidates shall not exceed, regarding Senate elections:
1° for each of the candidates on top of the list up to the number of mandates obtained by his(their) list(s) during the first elections and for any additional candidate to be appointed by the political party (on the presented list of candidates): ((EUR 8,700), increased by (0.0175 euro) per valid vote expressed during the prior elections to the advantage of, respectively, the French or Dutch electoral body; <AR 2000-07-20/71, art. 3, 002; Effective with: 01-01-2002> <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003> <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 3, 4°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
(2° for a candidate inscribed on the list of a political party who, during the last elections, did not receive any mandate or has not presented himself in the related election division: the amount specified at 1. This candidate shall not be necessary the one inscribed on top of his list;) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003>
This candidate shall not be necessary placed on top of the list;
3° (for any other titular candidate and the first substitute candidate, as far as the last candidate is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 10,000 euros;) <L 2002-12-13/41, art. 27, 003; Effective with: 20-01-2003>
4° (for each substitute candidate, as far as the last candidate is not under the provisions set forth at 1: 5,000 euros.) < Re-adopted by L 2002-12-13/41, art. 27, 003; Effective with: 20-01-2003>
§ 4. In case several candidates on the same list reunite for their election propaganda, they shall priorly set forth, in writing, the share of expenses to impute to their quorum.
(Paragraph 2 abrogated) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 3, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003>
§ 5. In case, when several elections are organized in the same day, there is an extra candidate on a list, the maximum amount stipulated by the laws related to the restriction and control of election expenses for the determined candidates shall not be added. Only the highest maximum amount shall be taken into account.
§ 6. Amounts stipulated at §§ 1 - 3 are adjusted to the variation of the production costs used by advertising media during the election campaign, based upon a formula set forth by royal decision made by the Council of Ministers, according to the threshold-index applicable on January 1st, 1994.)
(amending references:
- L 1994-05-19/62, art. 4
- L 1995-04-10/34, art. 1, Effective with: 25-04-1995
- L 1998-11-19/42, art. 3, Effective with: 11-12-1998