29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

"(1) The budget of institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter: the budget) ensures the funds for political party financing, namely for financing coalitions of political parties and independent candidates represented in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and parliamentary groups, namely the delegates‘ and representatives‘ clubs in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. (2) The total funds referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article cannot exceed the amount of 0.2% of the BiH budget in a calendar year. (3) The funds from the budget are allocated to political parties, namely to the coalitions of political parties in the manner that: a) 30% of the total amount of funds is equally distributed to all political parties, namely the coalitions of political parties that won the mandate, b) 60% of the total amount is distributed equivalent to the number of delegates' mandates that each political party, coalition of political parties, and/or independent candidate hold at the time of allocation. c) 10% of the total amount is distributed to parliamentary groups proportional to the number of seats belonging to less represented gender (4) The members of a coalition of political parties shall participate in distribution of the funds referred to in paragraph 3 of this Law pursuant to an Agreement for distribution of funds, deposited with the BiH Central Election Commission, and if such an agreement does not exist, the funds are allocated between the coalition’s members according to the number of won mandates.  (5) Parliamentary groups, namely clubs of delegates and envoys and independent candidates in Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina participate in the distribution of funds referred to in paragraph (3) of this Article, according to the number of mandates in the both houses of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. (6) The joint commission for administrative tasks of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall in their regulations devise a detailed method for allocation of these funds, control of expenditures and other financial issues related to implementation of this law."

Source: Aricle 7, LAW ON POLITICAL PARTY FINANCING 2012 (with 2016 amendments)

a) 30% of the total amount of funds is equally distributed to all political parties, namely the coalitions of political parties that won the mandate, b) 60% of the total amount is distributed equivalent to the number of delegates' mandates that each political party, coalition of political parties, and/or independent candidate hold at the time of allocation. c) 10% of the total amount is distributed to parliamentary groups proportional to the number of seats belonging to less represented gender