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(1) An entry in the Party Register shall be made based on the application of the relevant party or court adjudication. The sample form of the application shall be approved by the Cabinet.
(2) A decision regarding the making of an entry in the Party Register, the refusal to make an entry or the postponing of the making of an entry shall be taken by an official of the Party Register authority within seven working days after receipt of an application. Within the same period of time, the official of the Party Register authority shall take a decision regarding the making of an entry in the Party Register, based on the court adjudication.
(3) An official of the Party Register authority shall take a decision regarding the postponing of the making of an entry if:
1) all of the documents specified in the law have not been submitted;
2) the documents, on the basis of which entries are made in the Party Register or which are registered (are attached to the file), do not have legal effect or do not comply with other requirements for drawing up documents specified by regulatory enactments;
3) the amount and content of information and provisions do not comply with regulatory documents and other documents present in the registration file;
4) upon inspection of that specified in Section 6 of this Law, it is discovered that the name of the party, the abbreviated name or logo thereof does not unequivocally differ from the name, abbreviated name or logo of a party or party alliance previously registered in Latvia, or it concurs with the name of an association or foundation, or is misleading regarding its association with State or local government institutions; or
5) another judicial obstacle is registered in the Party Register.
(4) An official of the Party Register authority shall take a decision regarding the refusal of the making of an entry in the Party Register if:
1) the objective specified in the statute of the party is in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, laws or international agreements binding to Latvia;
2) the procedures for founding a party specified in the law have been infringed; or
3) after taking of a decision regarding the postponing of the making of an entry, the deficiencies indicated in this decision have not been eliminated within the term specified.
(5) A decision regarding the refusal to make an entry in the Party Register or the postponing of the making of an entry thereof shall be substantiated. A reasonable period of time for the elimination of deficiencies shall be indicated in the decision regarding the postponing of the making of an entry.
(6) An official of the Party Register authority shall send the decision specified in Paragraph two of this Section to the applicant within five working days after taking of the decision.
(7) The applicant has the right to dispute and appeal the decision by an official of the Party Register authority according to the procedures of the regulatory enactments regulating administrative procedure.
(8) An entry in the Party Register shall be made on the same day when the decision is taken regarding the making of an entry.