13. (1) No approval can be granted to a new party name which:
(i) is in use by a party entitled to nomination, cf. section (11);
(ii) is the name of a party that has previously been entitled to nomination, cf. section (11), unless at least five periods of election have passed since the time when the party participated in general elections the last time;
(iii) has been approved for a new party that wishes to participate in general elections by the Election Board, cf. section 12(2);
(iv) is used by a party entitled to participate in elections to the European Parliament not
included in cases specified in paragraph (i), cf. section 10 of the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act;
(v) is the name of a party not included in cases specified in paragraph (ii) that has previously been entitled to participate in European Parliamentary elections, cf. section 10 of the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act unless at least four periods of election have passed since the time when the party participated in European Parliamentary Elections the last time;
(vi) has been approved by the Election Board for a new party that wishes to participate in
European Parliamentary elections, cf. section 11(2) in the Danish Members of the European Parliament Elections Act.; or,
(vii) may cause confusion of identity with one of the parties referred to in paragraphs (i)
to (vi).
(2) The name of a new party cannot be approved if by a final court decision it has been
established or there are other reasons to assume that somebody else on a basis different than the rules in subsection (1) holds an exclusive right to the name. The name may, however, be approved if the holder of the exclusive right has consented to the party’s use of the name.
(3) If by final judgment it is established or there are other reasons to assume that somebody else on a grounds other than the rules in subsection (1) holds exclusive right to a name which the Election Board has approved as a name for a new party, and the if the holder of this exclusive right does not consent to the party being allowed to using the name, the Minister for the Interior and Health may revoke the approval. If the party is registered with the Minister for Social Welfare in pursuance of section 12, the party shall not be entitled to participate in general elections.
(4) The Election Board shall keep a list of party names (List of Party Names) which are
comprised by subsection (1)(i) to (vi) and which have not been revoked in pursuance of
