Provision of political advertising services in the Union
Article 5
1. Providers of political advertising services shall not make the provision of their services subject to discriminatory restrictions solely based on the place of residence or establishment of the sponsor. Providers of political advertising services shall not restrict the provision of their services to a ‘European political party’ as defined in Article 2, point 3, of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, or a political group in the European Parliament, solely on the basis of its place of establishment. 2. Without prejudice to stricter national rules, in the last three months preceding an election or referendum organised at Union level or at national, regional or local level in a Member State, political advertising services pertaining to that election or referendum shall only be provided to a sponsor, or service provider acting on behalf of a sponsor, who declares itself to be: (a) a citizen of the Union; or (b) a third-country national permanently residing in the Union and having a right to vote in that election or referendum in accordance with the national law of the Member State of residence; or (c) a legal person established in the Union which is not ultimately owned or controlled by a third-country national, with the exception of third-country nationals referred to in point (b), or by a legal person established in a third country.