58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Romania

Romania

Answer
  • Fines
  • Forfeiture
  • Loss of elected office
  • Suspension of public funding
Source

Art. 24 (1) - "The allocation of subsidies from the state budget may be suspended temporarily by decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority for the infringement of the provisions laid down in art. 3 para. (8), art. 5 para. (4), art. 13, art. 15 para. (3), art. 16 para. (1), art. 17 para. (4), art. 25 para. (1) and (2), art. 50 and art. 51 para. (2), until the compliance with the lawful provisions."

Art. 52 - "(1) Shall constitute contraventions, unless committed in such a way as to constitute a crime, according to the criminal law, and punished with a fine from 10.000 lei to 25,000 lei the breach of the provisions referred to in art. 5 para. (3) - (5), art. 6, 7, art. 8. (1), (2) and (4), art. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, art. 14 para. (2) and (3), art. 15, par. (1) and (3), art. 16 para. (1) and (3), art. 17 para. (1), (2) and (4), art. 31, art. 32 para. (1), art. 33 para. (1) and (2), art. 34 article. (5), (6), (8), (9), (11), (12) and (14), art. 36 para. (2) - (4) and (6), art. 39 para. (1), art. 47, par. (4), art. 51 para. (2) and art. 60 para. (3). 

(2) Shall constitute contraventions, unless committed in such a way as to constitute a crime, according to the criminal law, and punished with a fine of 15,000 lei to 50.000 lei the breach of the provisions referred to in art. 3. (2) - (4) and (6) - (10), art. 25 para. (2), art. 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, art. 43 para. (2) - (4), art. 45, art. 47, par. (1), (2) and (5), art. 49 para. (1) - (3) and (5) and art. 50 para. (2).

(3) Shall constitute a contravention, unless committed in such a way as to constitute a crime, according to the criminal law, and punished with a fine from 100,000 lei to 200,000 lei infringement of the provisions laid down in art. 8 para. (3)."

Art. 57 (1) - "In case based on a final court decision, one or several candidates of a political party that have been declared elected were convicted for a crime related to the financing of the political party or, if case be, of the electoral campaign, they become incompatible with the status of MP or local representative for the mandate obtained, which shall be annulled."

Source: Articles 24 (1), 52 (1) - (3) and 57 (1), The Law no. 334/2006 on financing the activity of political parties and electoral campaigns, 2006 (as of January 20, 2017)

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