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Question	Value
1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?	Code Yes
2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?	Code Yes Comment No specific ban on foreign donations to candidates in the legal text, but there is a ban on foreign donations to electoral funds that can be used to finance candidates.
3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?	Code No Comment .
4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?	Code Yes Comment Corporate donations and the use of corporate equipment, vehicles, means of communication, staff, and/or other resources is prohibited for candidates.
5. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?	Code No
6. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates?	Code Yes
7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?	Code Yes
8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?	Code Yes Comment .
9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?	Code No Source Article 15, 'Financing political parties shall be prohibited:...?(2) on the part of state and municipally owned enterprises, institutions, and organisations, as well as by enterprises, institutions, and organisations having government or municipal shares or with a foreign interest?. (Source: Law on Political Parties)
10. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates?	Code Yes Comment All corporate donations to candidates are banned. Source P 96, '...the national laws on the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns are at variancewith each other. For instance, political parties can be financed by legal entities while candidates in elections cannot.' (Source: Kovryzhenko, Denys (2010) Regulation of Political Parties in Ukraine, Agency for Legislative Initiatives & OSCE/ODIHR)
11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?	Code Yes Source Article 15, 'Financing political parties shall be prohibited:...?(2) on the part of state and municipally owned enterprises, institutions, and organisations, as well as by enterprises, institutions, and organisations having government or municipal shares or with a foreign interest?. (Source: Law on Political Parties)
12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?	Code Yes Comment All corporate donations to candidates are banned. Source P 96, '...the national laws on the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns are at variancewith each other. For instance, political parties can be financed by legal entities while candidates in elections cannot.' (Source: Kovryzhenko, Denys (2010) Regulation of Political Parties in Ukraine, Agency for Legislative Initiatives & OSCE/ODIHR)
13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?	Code Yes Comment State agencies are not allowed to participate in campaigns, and public servants must not campaign during working hours. Candidates holding office must not engage staff in campaigning.
14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?	Code No Comment .
15. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
16. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election?	Code Yes, for both natural and legal persons Comment . Source P7 'Law ? 731-VIII harmonises the electoral provisions regulating presidential and parliamentary elections on fund raising, in particular in terms of voluntary contributions to the accounts of an election fund. The amended law limits the maximum amount of a voluntary contribution to the election fund by eight hundred minimum wages (around EUR 40,000) for legal entities and by four hundred minimum wages (around EUR 20 000) for private persons (Article 15 of the Law on Political Parties, part two of Article 43 of the Law on Presidential Elections, part two of Article 50 of the Law on Parliamentary Elections, as worded by the Law ? 731-VIII).' (Source: GRECO (December 2015) Third Interim Compliance Report on Ukraine: 'Incriminations (ETS 173 and 191, GPC 2)', 'Transparency of Party Funding')
17. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election, what is the limit?	Code No data Comment .
18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?	Code Yes, for both natural and legal persons Comment . Source P 97f, 'In presidential elections, there is no limit set on the amount that can be contributed to theelection fund of a presidential candidate by the candidate himself/herself or by the party orbloc that nominated the candidate for elections. Donation from an individual to the electionfund of a presidential candidate should not exceed 400 times the minimum monthly wage(UAH 353,600 or EUR 36,254???)....In local elections, donations from a local party organization to its own election fund or theelection fund of the bloc, as well as to the election fund of a candidate nominated by the localparty organization to a single-member constituency are not restricted in amount or number.In a single-member constituency, donations from candidates to their own election funds are not restricted as well. Donations from an individual to any election fund in any local elections cannot exceed ten times the minimum monthly wage (UAH 8,840 or EUR 906???).' (Source: Kovryzhenko, Denys (2010) Regulation of Political Parties in Ukraine, Agency for Legislative Initiatives & OSCE/ODIHR)
19. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit?	Code Limit is 10 - 400 minimum salaries depending on election Comment 400 minimum salaries for Presidential elections, 20 for Parliamentary, 10 for local elections. Limit does not apply for donations from nominating political party or from the candidate her/himself.
20. Is there a limit on the amount a candidate can contribute to their own election campaign?
21. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to political parties?
22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
25. Is there a ban on candidates taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
26. Is there a ban on donors to political parties/candidates participating in public tender/procurement processes?
27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?

Question	Value
28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?	Code Yes, both regularly and in relation to campaigns Comment .
29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?	Code Share of votes in previous election Share of votes in next election
30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?	Code Flat rate by votes received
31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?	Code related to compliance with gender quota, see Q27
32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	Code Yes Comment In both broadcast and print media.
33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	Code Other Comment Determined by the EMB.
34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?	Code Yes Comment .
35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?	Code Yes bank services, printing of campaign posters Comment Partial tax exemption, some bank services free of charge, advertising space and printing of campaign posters by the EMB.
36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?	Code Yes
37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?	Code No Comment .

Question	Value
38. Is there a ban on vote buying?	Code Yes Comment .
39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?	Code No Comment .
40. If there are limits on the amount a political party can spend, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
41. Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?	Code No Comment .
42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?
44. Are there limits on traditional media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
45. Are there limits on online media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
46. Do any other restrictions on online media advertisement (beyond limits) exist?

Question	Value
47. Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?	Code Yes
48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?	Code Yes Comment An interim financial report to be submitted no later than 20 days before voting, and a final report no later than15 days after (Parliamentary) elections.
49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?	Code Yes Comment Candidates in single member district Parliamentary elections must submit financial declarations at the time of nomination and not later than 10 days after elections.
50. Do third parties have to report on election campaign finances?
51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?	Code Yes Comment Candidate pre-election reports and political party post-election reports must be made public.
52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?	Code Sometimes Comment Donations to Parliamentary election campaigns of political parties and candidates must reveal the identity of the donors. This does not apply to regular political party reports.
53. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized income?
54. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized spending?
55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?	Code EMB
56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?	Code EMB Other Comment National Agency for Prevention of Corruption 'analyzes' declarations, Central Election Commission monitors complaince with political financing rules.
57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?	Code Fines Prison Deregistration of party Other Comment Warnings and loss of non-profit status. Imprisonment in cases of vote buying.

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