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The political organizations entered in the Registry of Political Organizations according to the Law on Political Organizations (the Official Gazette of SRS no. 37/90 and the Official Bulletin of RS nos. 30/92, 53/93, 67/93, 48/94 and 101/05) as well as those entered in the Registry of Associations, Social Organizations and Political Organizations pursuant to the Law on Associations of Citizens, Social Organizations and Political Organizations Established in the Territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the Official Gazette of SFRY no. 42/90 and the Official Gazette of FRY nos. 16/93, 31/93, 41/93, 50/93, 24/94, 28/96, 73/00 shall continue to perform their activities if they bring their statutes and other general
documents into accordance with the provisions of this law and submit the applications for the entry of the political party in the Registry within six months from the date of commencement of application of this law.
The political organizations mentioned under paragraph 1 of this Article are obliged to submit, together with the application for the entry of the political party into the Registry, the following: two copies of each programme and statute, the document on the appointment of the representative of the political party and other documents adopted in the process of compliance with this law, as well as the statements of the members of the political party on the membership in the political party, which shall contain verified signatures of the minimum number required for the establishment of the political party pursuant to Articles 8 and 9 of this law.
The political organizations that shall not act according to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be deleted from the Registry of Political Organizations and the Registry of Associations, Social Organizations and Political Organizations and shall loose the status of legal entity.
Within the term specified under paragraph 1 of this Article no political party may be entered in the Registry of Political Parties if its name is identical to the name of a political organization entered in the Registry of Political Organizations and in the Registry of Associations, Social Organizations and Political Organizations.