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1. Third parties who violate the provisions of articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, cases a) and b) shall be punished according to article 458 of the Criminal Code.
2. Violations by free broadcast radio and television stations and by providers of subscription-based radio and television services, of article 10, paragraphs 1 and 2, article 11, paragraph 1, case b), article 12, paragraph 1, case c) and paragraph 2 case c) of the same article, if related to coverage of electoral activities of parliamentary candidates without their request, and the joint ministerial decision issued under article 30 paragraph 2 of this law shall be deemed a violation of the radio and television laws and the provisions of article 4 paragraph 1 of Law 2328/1995 (GG195A), as amended, and of article 12 paragraph 1 of Law 2644/1998 (GG233A) shall apply. Violations of the aforementioned provisions shall constitute criminal offences for which the legal representatives of the above stations shall be punished cumulatively with at least one year imprisonment.
3. The owner of the publication that violated the interdiction of article 12, paragraph 1, case b), and of article 21, paragraph 9, case d) shall be subject, under a joint decision of the Ministers of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation and of the Press and Mass Media, following the proposal of the Audit Commission of article 21, to a fine amounting to one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) Euros, which shall be collected according to the provision of the Code for the Collection of Public Income (CCPI). Each violation shall be independent and shall bring the independent application of the above fine.
4. Failure by the mayors and community presidents to comply with their obligations under article 12, paragraph 1, case a), last point of this law and provided that they were notified in writing by the Local Commission for the Control of Electoral Violations of article 21 paragraph 9 of this law, shall be a criminal offence, punished by at least six months imprisonment.