Guidelines for the European Parliament Elections 2009

A. What is a "Third Party" and an "Other Person"

4.1 A "third party" is defined in the Act as meaning any person, other than a registered political party or a candidate at an election, who accepts, in a particular year, a donation given for political purposes, the value of which exceeds €126.97.

4.2 An "other person" is a person or group who intends to incur expenses at the election to promote or oppose a candidate or a political party. Candidates, their election agents or national agents of political parties are not regarded as "other persons".

4.3 A third party must also register as an "other person" if it intends incurring expenses at the election. An "other person", however, is not required to register also as a "third party" if it has not accepted a donation which exceeds €126.97.

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