Belgium - 2012 Party Finance Law

Title Article 22
Chapter Chapter IV - Accounting of the political parties
Article

22

Each political party observing the provisions set forth (at articles 15 and 15bis) shall appoint the institution established as an association without lucrative purpose receiving the subsidy granted according to chapter III. <L 1995-04-10/33, art. 3, Effective with: 25-04-1995>
(The institution specified at paragraph 1 has the following duties:
- to collect public subsidies;
- to draw up an annual centralized list with the donations equivalent to (EUR 125) and more granted to the party's components by the natural persons for whom a statement has been submitted; <AR 2000-07-20/71, art. 3, 002; Effective with: 01-01-2002>
- to draw up a list with the party's components included in the consolidation area;
- to incorporate on administrative level the components specified at the above subitem and to check if they observe the legal regulations related to the accounting of political parties.) <L 1998-11-19/42, art. 9, Effective with: 01-01-1999>
By decision issued by the Council of Ministers, the King shall approve one institution per political party and shall set forth the methods used for registration and closing of accounts and revenues of this institution.

Categories - External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Party finance (Direct public funding)
- Party finance (Private funding)
- Party finance (Report and disclosure)
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