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III SW 152/03 AI generated

Political party's sale of assets without title transfer does not constitute disposal under election finance law.

Case Number III SW 152/03
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the Polish People's Party's appeal against the Electoral Commission's rejection of its financial report. The Commission found that 89% of the party's income came from asset sales, specifically 68 contracts with a related foundation that were merely binding agreements for future title transfer ten years later. The Court ruled that because the party retained ownership and continued using the property, these were not definitive disposals under the statute, and the timing of contract signing was irrelevant to the prohibition on non-disposal income.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 24 ust. 4 ustawy o partiach politycznych; Art. 38b ustawy o partiach politycznych: A legal act creating an obligation to transfer title in the future, without current disposal of ownership, does not constitute a 'disposal' of assets for the purposes of political party financial transparency.

Keywords

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political party assets financial transparency title transfer obligation definitive disposal election finance law related foundation future title transfer

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24 ust. 4 ustawy z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o partiach politycznych
Art. 38b ustawy z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o partiach politycznych
Art. 34b ust. 2 i 3 ustawy z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o partiach politycznych
Art. 11 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 157 § 2 k.c
art. 31 ust. 3 Konstytucji RP
art. 11 Konstytucji

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