(1) Nominating organisations shall be registered by the territorial election commission or the National Election Commission – whichever the nominating organisation was notified to. In by-elections, nominating organisations shall be registered by the election commission with competence to register candidates or lists.

(2) Notifications of national minority organisations shall contain the organisation's declaration that it meets the requirements set for national minority organisations by the Act on the Rights of National Minorities. The election commission having competence to register the nominating organization shall check the articles of association of the national minority organization in the court register of non-governmental organizations.