14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?

Croatia

Croatia

Answer
Yes, for both natural and legal persons
Source

"Natural and legal persons may make donations to political parties, independent MPs and members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government units elected from a list of a group of voters and to independent lists or lists of a group of voters and candidates on a one-off basis or several times during the calendar year.

Pecuniary donations shall be paid by the donor to the central accounts of political parties or the special accounts of independent MPs and members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government units elected from a list of a group of voters referred to in Article 7(3) of this Act, or the special accounts of leaders of independent lists or leaders of lists of a group of voters and candidates referred to in Article 14(3) of this Act.

The total value of donations made by a natural person to a political party, independent MP or a member of the representative body of a local and regional self-government unit elected from a list of a group of voters, an independent list or a list of a group of voters and a candidate shall not exceed HRK 30,000.00 (thirty thousand) in a single calendar year.

The total value of donations made by a legal person within a single calendar year shall not exceed (i) HRK 200,000.00 (two hundred thousand) when such donations are made to a political party or a candidate in elections for the President of the Republic of Croatia; (ii) HRK 100,000.00 (one hundred thousand) when such donations are made to an independent MP, an independent list or a candidate for national minority MP proposed by voters and national minority associations in the elections for members to the Croatian Parliament and the election of members to the European Parliament; and HRK 30,000.00 (thirty thousand) when such donations are made to an independent member of a representative body of a local and regional self-government unit elected from a list of a group of voters and to a list of a group of voters or a candidate in elections at the local or regional level.

Political parties, independent MPs and members of the representative bodies of local and regional self-government units elected from a list of a group of voters, leaders of independent lists or leaders of lists of groups of voters and candidates shall report any value of donations exceeding the amounts referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Article to the State Audit Office and the State Election Commission or, if such donations have been made with a view to financing their election campaigns, to the State Election Commission, and shall pay it to the state budget not later than 8 days after the date when they received such payment.

Source: Article 11, POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT (consolidated text) 2013, (with 2016 amendment included)"

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