Netherlands - 2013 Party Finance Law

Title Article 25
Chapter ? 3. Administration, disclosure and limitation of contributions
Article

25

1. Prior to 1 July of each calendar year, a political party shall send the following to Our Minister:
a. a financial report covering the preceding calendar year, comprising the data included in the records pursuant to article 20;
b. a summary of contributions of 4,500 euros or more per donor and received by the party in that calendar year, with the data registered pursuant to article 21, section one;
c. a summary of debts of 25,000 euros or more, with the data registered pursuant to article 21, section three, and
d. the written declaration of the auditor, as referred to in section three.
2. Political parties shall contract an auditor to examine the financial report, as provided for in article 393, section one, of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. The auditor shall examine whether the financial report and the overviews, mentioned in section one (b, c) comply with the regulations stipulated by or by virtue of the law.
3. The auditor shall transmit the result of his examination in a written statement regarding the conformity of the financial report and the overviews, mentioned in the section one (b and c).
4. Financial report provided to Our Minister are public.
5. Our Minister shall disclose the overviews, mentioned in section one (b and c), in each case by publication in the Government Gazette. With regard to the addresses of natural persons, only the place of residence shall be disclosed. At the request of a political party, in the overview, mentioned in section one (b), disclosure of data identifying the name and place of residence of the donor, being a natural person, shall be omitted where, in the opinion of Our Minister, such omission is appropriate in order to protect the safety of the person.
6. The Government Information (Public Access) Act shall not apply to the information provided to Our Minister regarding contributions to political parties.

Categories - External oversight (Public access)
- Party finance (Report and disclosure)
Source https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2013-93.html