Article 454

Committees having the object of collecting money or other property in aid of public collections, fairs or activities of the same nature, in favor of a specific philanthropic work or work of general interest, may not carry out their activity unless they have been authorized to do so, where such activity is to be carried out on a national scale, by the Ministry of Local Government or, where such activity is to be carried out on a regional or local scale, by the administration of the region concerned.