"CEC Decision on the Regulation of the Electoral Campaign of Candidates
Proposed by Majoritarian List and Parties and Blocs Proposed by Proportional List"

Guided by Articles 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 81, 113, 139 and Points 4 and 5 of Article 112, the Central Election Commission decides:

1. The election campaign starts 00:00 April 26 and ends on 24:00 on May 28, except for 5 minutes time given to each participant on Armenian National Television on May 29.
2. The CEC provides equal opportunities for the unpaid use of state-owned mass media during those periods of time when under the control of state broadcasting for all parties and blocs running on the proportional list.
3. The administration of periodical presses that have founders who are a governmental or a local self-administration entity, or that are completely or partially financed by the government or a local self-administration body, should provide equal opportunities to all candidates and parties in publishing their materials.
4. In the periodical press mentioned in paragraph 3 of this decision, electoral campaign materials (articles, interviews, etc.) of parties and blocs running on the proportional list are published without payment in 0.25 volume of the printing. The materials to be published should be submitted to the editor of the corresponding media 3 days prior to the publication date. An announcement about the article should appear on the first page of the newspaper.
5. Parties and blocs running on the proportional list have the right to the unpaid use of not more than 60 minutes, and paid not more than 120 minutes, of broadcast time on state television. From this total amount of time 10 minutes to each party or bloc should be given on May 28, 1999. An additional 5 minutes unpaid will be given to each party on May 29, 1999.
6. To obtain unpaid broadcast time, parties and blocs running on the proportional list should submit to CEC within 2 days after their registration by CEC the time schedule for their appearances, mentioning the day and duration of the appearances.
7. In case the time periods of different time schedules coincide, the CEC together with the authorized representatives of the parties and blocs carries out mutual adjustments. If the contradictions still remain, a casting of lots should take place.
8. Based on the presented time schedules, the CEC prepares one universal time schedule and presents it to the Armenian National Television for implementation.
9. During party campaign propaganda, television displays on the top left corner of the screen the time used for that broadcast and the next appearance of that same party starts as a continuation of the previous broadcast.
10. The fee for one minute of paid broadcast time on National Television for the parties and blocs running on the proportional list is defined by the agreement signed between National Television and the CEC (5 USD equivalent Drams for broadcasting in the time period between 7 p.m. to 8:55 p.m.).
11. In case the allocated broadcast time is not used, additional time is not provided.
12. Other state television companies are guided by the rulings defined by this decision.
13. In order to run electoral campaigns on state-owned television and radio companies at the marz level, marz electoral commissions sign agreements with these companies based on the written requests within 5 days after the registration of the parties.
14. Radio broadcasting time is allocated based on paragraphs 1-14 of this decision.
15. Parties and blocs running on the proportional list have the right to the equal use of not more than 120 minutes of unpaid radio broadcast time and not more than 180 paid minutes.
16. The fee for one minute paid broadcast time on National state radio for parties and blocs running on the proportional list is defined by the agreement signed between National Radio and the CEC (3 USD equivalent Drams for broadcasting).
17. It is prohibited for candidates to the National Assembly to conducting their own or other broadcasts on a state-owned radio or television company or on a radio or television company where the state holds shares.
18. Electoral campaigning by foreign radio or television companies retransmitted in Armenia according to interstate agreements is prohibited.
19. In order to coordinate the appearances of the parties by National Radio and National Television, parties should appoint authorized representatives.