Extraparliamentary parties involved in the 2008 Austrian legislative election and the Communist Party of Austria, which has contested all elections in Austria since 1945, a number of other parties stated they planned to or were considering contesting the election. Parties require either the signatures of 3 MPs or the signatures 2,600 citizens (proportionally divided among the different states: 100 in Burgenland and Vorarlberg, 200 in Carinthia, Salzburg and Tyrol, 400 in Styria and Upper Austria and 500 in Lower Austria and Vienna) between 29 July 2008 and 22 August 2008 in order to stand. The signatures have to come from citizens who are eligible to vote in the election;
South Tyrol quality mark Products with the quality seal guarantee a certified quality from South Tyrol. The mark of quality serves the consumer as a sign. All the products with the South Tyrol quality seal guarantee: The seal of quality meets the strict requirements of EU law and was approved by the European Commission in 2005. It’s ruled by the provincial law Nr. 12/2005. The bearer and owner of the mark of quality is the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. The seal "Quality Südtirol" may be used to label only specific agricultural products and food which are compliant with the rules and the strict quality