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Article 188
 

Publishing a Response


(1) Print media and online news services, which have published a material that encroaches on the rights and harms the reputation of a candidate or a person representing the party, coalition or nomination committee, shall be obliged to publish a response immediately after they receive it. The response shall be laid out in the same position, dimensions, type and font size and shall be published without any comment.
(2) A response which does not exceed in size the item whereto it is reacting shall be published at no charge.
(3) (new - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) Para 1 and 2 shall apply also when government or local bodies are affected by the published materials.