§ Section 4Gifts (Donations)

(1) In accordance with the restrictions referred to in Section
6 of this Law, the political organisations (parties) may accept
gifts (donations) from:
1) Latvian citizens;
2) persons who have the statutory right to receive the
passport a non-citizen of the Republic of Latvia;
3) [12 February 2004].
(2) A natural person is allowed to make a gift (donation) to
one political organisation (party) for the sum not exceeding the
amount of 20 minimum monthly wages over a period of one calendar
year.
(3) The political organisation (party) shall, within 15 days
after a gift (donation) has been received, inform the Corruption
Prevention and Combating Bureau thereof using the Electronic Data
Input System. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
shall publish information on its website on the gifts (donations)
received by the political organisation (party). The information
to be indicated in the report of a political organisation (party)
and the procedures for the submission thereof, as well as the
procedures by which information on the gifts (donations) received
by the political organisation (party) shall be published and the
content of this information shall be determined by the
Cabinet.
(3¹) The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
shall, within 45 days after the political organisation (party)
has informed it of the gifts (donations) received, carry out the
initial examination of the conformity of gifts (donations) with
the requirements of this Law. If the Corruption Prevention and
Combating Bureau establishes, while carrying out the initial
examination, that additional examination needs to be carried out,
it shall, within five working days from the day when the
additional examination was commenced, notify the relevant
political organisation (party) thereof in writing. Completion of
an examination shall not prevent the Corruption Prevention and
Combating Bureau from commencing a repeat examination.
(4) The gift (donation) shall be considered accepted if the
political organisation (party) has not transferred (given) it
back to the giver (donor) within 75 days after receipt of the
gift (donation). The political organisation (party) shall, within
15 days after it has transferred (given) the gift (donation) back
to the giver (donor), inform the Corruption Prevention and
Combating Bureau thereof using the Electronic Data Input System.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall publish
information on its website on the gifts (donations) not accepted
and repaid (given back) to the giver (donor). The information to
be indicated in the report of the political organisation (party)
and the procedures for the submission thereof, and also the
procedures by which information on the gifts (donations) not
accepted by the political organisation (party) shall be
published, and the content of this information shall be
determined by the Cabinet.
[6 June 2002; 12 February 2004; 17 July 2008; 10 June 2010;
29 November 2012; 26 October 2017; 14 November 2019]