57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
Portugal
Article 46.1 The Entity is competent to apply the sanctions provided for in this law and in Law no. 19/2003 of June 20, subject to penal sanctions. 2- The decisions of the Entity provided for in the preceding paragraph may be appealed to the Constitutional Court with suspensive effect. 3- The appeal against the accounts of political parties shall be made by means of an application submitted to the President of the Entity, together with the reasons thereof and the documentary evidence deemed appropriate, and the applicant may also request, in the application, the production of other means of proof. 4. The time limit for bringing an action shall be 30 days from the date of notification to the contested decision. 5- The Entity may revoke or uphold its decision, in which case it refers the case to the Constitutional Court. ' Source Decree of the Assembly of the Republic No. 194 / XIII: Political Funding -Alteration to the Law approved Friday, March 9, 2018