Greece - 2004 Party Finance Law

Title Article 6. Income and expenditure of parliamentary candidates
Chapter SECOND CHAPTER - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARLIAMENT CANDIDATES
Article

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1. The income of parliamentary candidates, for the purposes of this law, consists in the amounts they are granted during the pre-elections period for its needs.
2. The expenditure of parliamentary candidates, for the purposes of this law, consists in the amounts spent by parliamentary candidates during the pre-elections period for its needs. These expenses include in particular any amount paid to rent halls and offices, to buy, issue, circulate and distribute printed materials, to record and present messages in the press and to obtain any kind of services from advertising, press and public relations companies, as well as the value of services and facilities provided to the parliamentary candidates, evaluated in money.
3. The income and expenditure of parliamentary candidates are operated through accounts open with banks established in Greece, for a percentage of at least 60% of their total value. Such accounts are notified within five days of opening to the Audit Commission. Any deposit in these accounts is allowed only if there is prior consent from the parliamentary candidate and is nominative, with the bank bearing the responsibility for establishing the depositor's identity.
4. For the determination of the monetary evaluation of services and facilities, the criteria, the relevant bodies and the procedure for the evaluation, article 5 paragraph 4 of this law shall apply.

Categories - External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Party finance (Direct public funding)
- Party finance (Expenditures)
- Party finance (Private funding)
Source http://www.drassi.gr/sre_files/2002_3023.pdf