Guidelines for the European Parliament Elections 2009

National Agents - Introduction

The key issues which national agents of political parties with candidates contesting the European elections should be aware of in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation are as follows:

(A) Appointment of a national agent

(B) Assignments by candidates to a political party

(C) Spending by the national agent

(D) Persons incurring unauthorised expenditure to promote/oppose candidates at the election

(E) "The Election Period" - Dates between which the spending limit applies

(F) What are election expenses

(G) What are not election expenses

(H) Payment of invoices to suppliers

(I) Furnishing an Election Expenses Statement after the election

(J) Consequences of overspending by the national agent

(K) Offences and penalties applicable to a national agent at the election

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