Poland - 2008 Party Law

Title Article 34a
Chapter Chapter 3 - Finances and financing of political parties
Article

34a

1. Within 4 months of the date of filing of the statement, the State Electoral Commission shall:
1)approve the statement without qualifications,
2)approve the statement, indicating shortcomings,
3)reject the statement.
1a. The statement shall be rejected if a political party is found to use proceeds of the received subsidy for purposes unrelated to its activities envisaged by its constitution.
2. Should doubts arise as to the truthfulness or fairness of the statement, the State Electoral Commission may ask a given political party to remedy defects in the statement or to provide explanations within the stated time limit.
3. When examining the statement, the State Electoral Commission may commission expert analyses or opinions.
4. When examining the statement, the State Electoral Commission may demand necessary assistance from public authorities.
5. Within 14 days of the date of publication of the statement referred to in Article 34 (5):
1)political parties,
2)associations and foundations, whose by-laws provide for activities involving reviews of financing of political parties
- may submit to the State Electoral Commission justified objections in writing concerning the statement.
6. The State Electoral Commission shall, within 60 days of the submission of an objection referred to in paragraph 5, give a written answer to the objection.

Categories - External oversight (Sanctions)
- External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
Source Source: http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/partiepol/partiepol.htm (Accessed: August 2011)