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

Articles15 and 15bis of the Act of 4 July 1989 on the Limitation and Control of Election Expenses (amended in 2015).

epresentation in elected body: Art. 15. The Chamber of representatives shall grant, for each political party represented within the Chamber of representatives by at least one member of Parliament, a subsidy on behalf of the institution defined at article 22.

Additional requirement: Art. 15bis. In order to benefit from the subsidy specified at article 15, each party shall include in its statutes or programme a provision according to which it commits to observe the political Action it intends to conduct and make its different components and elected representatives observe at least the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of November 4, 1950 as approved by the law of May 13, 1955 and amended by additional protocols in force in Belgium. 

Representation in elected body and additional requirement related to party's statutes or programme.