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The report specified at article 23 shall be sent within (one hundred and twenty days) from the closing of accounts to the Ministry of Finances and to the presidents of the Chamber of representatives and of the Senate (who shall make sure that the report is immediately published in the Parliamentary Documents). <L 1998-11-19/42, art. 11, Effective with: 11-12-1998> <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 14, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003>
(Moreover, the presidents shall immediately remit a copy of the financial reports or of the Parliamentary Documents specified at paragraph 1, by registered mail, to the Audit Office from which they shall demand, according to article 1er, 4°, paragraph 3, within one month, a notice related to the accuracy and completeness of these reports.) <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 14, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003> <L 2007-03-23/31, art. 16, 009; Effective with: 28-03-2007>
(The Commission of control formulates its findings and approves the financial report (within ninety days after the term specified at paragraph 1), especially based upon the opinion provided by the Audit Office, as far as no irregularities are found out. The opinion of the Audit Office is attached to the report of the Commission of control.) (In case there is any judicial inquiry in progress, initiated upon Public Ministry's request and directly linked to the party's financing, the approval is provided as qualified acceptance.) <L 1998-11-19/42, art. 11, Effective with: 11-12-1998> <L 2003-04-02/34, art. 14, 005; Effective with: 16-04-2003> <L 2008-01-18/30, art. 5, 010; Effective with: 23-01-2008>
The procedure as well the control and auditing methods of the interested parties are set forth based upon the internal by-laws of the Commission of control. This regulation is published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
The summary of the financial report, the findings as well as the approval document shall be urgently transmitted by the presidents of the Chamber of representatives and of the Senate to the Ministry of Finances and to Belgian Official Gazette services, that shall commit to publish them in the annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette within thirty days from their receipt.