14

<L 1991-05-21/56, art. 2> (§ 1. Shall incur penalties as specified at article 181 of the Election Code:
1° whoever has made expenses or commitments related to election propaganda without having notified the president of the involved main office;
2° whoever has deliberately made expenses or commitments related to election propaganda exceeding the maximum amount as per article 2, §§ 2 and 3;
(3° (whoever has failed to declare his election expenses and/or the origin of funds within the term set forth at article 116, § 6, of the Election Code;)
(4° whoever has failed to observe the provisions set forth at article 5).)
§ 2. Any violation as specified at § 1 shall be liable to legal proceedings initiated by the King's Prosecutor, or (upon denunciation) by the Commission of control or (upon complaint) by any interested person. <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 9, 1°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
§ 3. The term to exercice the initiative right of the King's Prosecutor (the denunciations) and the submission of complaints related to the violations specified at § 1 expires on the (two hundredth) day following the elections (given that the Commission of control decides in any case on a one hundred and ten days term after investiture). (Regarding the Commission of control, this term is interrupted or suspended according to article 1, 4°, paragraphs 4 and 5).) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 10, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003> <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 9, 2°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007> <L 2008-01-18/30, art. 4, 010; Effective with: 23-01-2008>
(With respect to the denunciations made by the Commission of control, the King's Prosecutor decides in any case on a thirty days term starting with the denunciation receipt for the exercice of the public action.) <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 9, 2°, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
The King's Prosecutor remits to the Commission of control a copy of the complaints that are not issued by it, within eight days from the receipt date. The King's Prosecutor notifies the Commission of control, within the same term, on his resolution to initiate legal proceedings regarding the actions specified at § 1.
(Within thirty days from the receipt of the copy with the submitted complaints or with the resolution to initiate legal proceedings), the Commission of control submits to the King's Prosecutor a justified notice on the complaints and legal proceedings, of which it has been notified by the King's Prosecutor based upon the above mentioned paragraph.
The notice term suspends the legal proceedings.
§ 4. Any person having submitted a complaint or legal action that proves to be unjustified and has been found deliberately harming shall incur penalties of 50 to 500 francs.)
(other amending references:
- L 1993-06-18/34, art. 7
- L 1994-05-19/62, art. 8
- L 1998-11-19/42, art. 6, Effective with: 11-12-1998)