23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source:
Article 3, Law on Political Party Financing 2012 (with 2016 amendments)
(BS)
(1) Politička stranka može se finansirati iz:
a) članarina, b) dobrovoljnih priloga pravnih i fizičkih lica, c) izdavačke djelatnosti, prodaje propagandnog materijala i organiziranja stranačkih manifestacija, d) prihoda od imovine u vlasništvu političke stranke, e) budžeta Bosne i Hercegovine, u skladu s članom 7. ovog zakona, entitetskih budžeta, kantonalnih budžeta i budžeta Brčko Distrikta Bosne i Hercegovine, te budžeta drugih jedinica lokalne uprave i samouprave u skladu sa zakonom, f) dobiti preduzeća koja su u vlasništvu političke stranke, (2) Preduzeće iz stava (1) tačka f) ovog člana može se baviti samo djelatnošću vezanom za kulturu ili izdavačkom djelatnošću. (3) Godišnji prihod stranke iz stava (1) tač. d) i f) ovog člana ne smije prelaziti 20% iznosa ukupnog godišnjeg prihoda stranke.
(EN)
(1) A political party may be financed from:
a) membership fees, b) voluntary contributions from natural and legal persons, c) publishing activities, the sale of promotional materials, and the organization of party events, d) income from property owned by the political party, e) the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with Article 7 of this Law, entity budgets, cantonal budgets, and the budget of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the budgets of other local government units in accordance with the law, f) profits of companies owned by the political party. (2) A company referred to in paragraph (1), item f) of this Article may engage only in activities related to culture or publishing. (3) The annual income of the party from items (d) and (f) of paragraph (1) of this Article may not exceed 20% of the party’s total annual income.
Avaliable at: https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/Fin_Stranaka/DOC039-bos.PDF
The party may engage exclusively in activities related to culture or publishing.