56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?

Source: 

Article 14, Law on Political Party Financing  2012 (with 2016 amendments)

(BS)

(1) Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine nadležna je da ispita slučajeve u kojima nije postupljeno u skladu s odredbama ovog zakona i može određenim licima narediti da odgovore na pitanja u pisanoj formi da bi se osigurali dokumentirani i drugi dokazi, te pribavile izjave svjedoka u vezi sa istragom koju je eventualno pokrenula Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine. Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine može započeti istragu ili preduzeti odgovarajuće mjere samostalno ili po uloženom prigovoru. (2) Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine nadležna je za provođenje odredbi ovog zakona i nadležna je da odluči da li su politička stranka ili drugo lice prekršili odredbe ovog zakona, kao i da izrekne sankcije bilo kojoj političkoj stranci zbog nepridržavanja navedenih odredbi ili da preduzme odgovarajuće administrativne mjere u okviru svoje opće nadležnosti, u skladu sa zakonom. (3) Prije izricanja kazne ili preduzimanja administrativne mjere, Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine nastojat će postići da politička stranka, za koju je ustanovljeno da je prekršila odredbe ovog zakona, dobrovoljno otkloni uočene nedostatke, ako su oni otklonjivi. (4) Svaku sumnju o krivičnom djelu koje se može dovesti u vezu s finansiranjem političkih stranaka i finansiranjem izborne kampanje Centralna izborna komisija Bosne i Hercegovine obavezna je prijaviti nadležnom tužilaštvu i drugim organima nadležnim za provođenje zakona.

(EN)

(1) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina is authorized to examine cases of non-compliance with the provisions of this law and may order certain persons to provide written responses in order to secure documentary and other evidence, as well as obtain witness statements related to an investigation initiated by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission may initiate an investigation or take appropriate measures either on its own initiative or upon receiving a complaint. (2) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina is responsible for enforcing the provisions of this law and has the authority to determine whether a political party or another person has violated the provisions of this law. It may impose sanctions on any political party for non-compliance with these provisions or take appropriate administrative measures within its general competence, in accordance with the law. (3) Before imposing penalties or taking administrative measures, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall seek to ensure that a political party found to be in breach of the provisions of this law voluntarily remedies the identified deficiencies, if such deficiencies can be corrected. (4) Any suspicion of a criminal offense related to the financing of political parties and election campaigns must be reported by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the competent prosecutor’s office and other law enforcement authorities.

Avaliable at: https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/Fin_Stranaka/DOC039-bos.PDF