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Notwithstanding their liability for any offence specified hereunder, if political parties, independent deputies, national minority deputies and independent members of the representative bodies of local and regional self-government fail to submit their annual financial statements, including the required enclosures, to the State Audit Office within the period specified and stipulated in Article 30 of this Act, the payment of funds for their regular annual financing from the central or, as appropriate, local or regional budget shall be suspended.
The payment of funds for regular annual financing from the central or, as appropriate, local or regional budget shall also be suspended for political parties, independent deputies, national minority deputies and independent members of the representative bodies of local and regional governmental units failing to disclose information on donations received during the course of the year, as stipulated in Article 26 of this Act.
The suspension of payments under paragraph (1) of this Article shall remain in force until the submission of annual financial statements to the State Audit Office, whereas that under paragraph (2) of this Article shall remain in force until the disclosure of information on donations.
Decisions on any suspension of the payment of funds for regular annual financing from the central budget shall by made by the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System of the Croatian Parliament, at the proposal of the State Audit Office or the National Elections Commission.
Decisions on any suspension of the payment of funds for regular annual financing from local or regional budgets shall be made by the representative bodies of local and regional governmental units, at the proposal of the State Audit Office or the National Elections Commission.