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The provisions of this Act regulating voluntary contributions, prohibition of financing and preferential treatment, and supervision and financial operations shall apply accordingly to independent lists and candidates.
Independent list holders and candidates shall keep a separate account for financing electoral campaign costs.
Voluntary contributions (donations) for financing electoral campaign costs of independent lists and candidates shall be paid into a special account referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government units, who were elected from independent lists, are entitled to regular financing in line with the provisions of this Act which regulate financing from the State Budget and the budgets of local and regional self-government units.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government unit shall keep a separate account for the regular financing of their work.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government unit may set up an office to carry out administrative and expert tasks.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government unit have the rights and obligations of employers in relation to the staff of the office referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article.
Funds for the regular financing of independent Members of Parliament and independent members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government unit shall be distributed in line with the provisions of this Act and shall be paid into a special account referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article.