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(1) The Ministry shall refuse to register any political party or movement whose statutes contravene Articles 1 through 5 and Article 6, Sections 3 and 4. All other political parties and movements shall be duly registered. (2) The Ministry shall register or refuse to register a political party or movement within 15 days after the beginning of registration proceedings. (3) If a political party or movement is registered, the Ministry shall send one copy of its statutes, in which it shall state the date of registration, to the authorised representative of the preparation committee within the time limit specified in Section 2 herein. (4) If the authorised representative of the preparation committee is not informed by the Ministry within 30 days after the beginning of registration proceedings that registration has been refused, a political party or movement shall be regarded as duly established on the day following the said period; this day shall become its date of registration. On request, the Ministry shall stamp the date of registration on one copy of the statutes of the political party or movement and forward it to the authorised representative of the preparation committee. (5) The preparation committee may appeal against the Ministry's registration refusal to a competent court of justice within 30 days following its receipt2a). All appeals shall be reviewed by the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic. (6) A legally effective decision of a court of justice revoking the Ministry's registration refusal shall be regarded as a registration approval. On request, the Ministry shall stamp the date of registration on one copy of the statutes of the political party or movement and forward it to the authorised representative of the preparation committee. (7) The Ministry registers political parties and movements by entering them into its register of political parties and movements. (8) Each newly established political party or movement, including its name, abbreviation and registered office, shall be reported by the Ministry to the Czech Statistical Office no later than 7 days following its registration.
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