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Article 21
The court shall rule on the ban motion immediately after the hearing and the chairing judge shall pronounce the ruling forthwith.
The ruling must be laid down in writing and a certified copy of the ruling must be served upon the parties within 3 days of its pronouncement.
Dismissal of the Ban Motion
Article 22
In the event the court rejects the ban motion or annuls the decision on the temporary ban, it shall rule that all copies of the newspapers that
had been confiscated or placed under seal are returned, i.e. unsealed forthwith, within 12 hours at the latest.
An appeal lodged by the public prosecutor against the court ruling in para 1 of this Article shall not stay the execution of the ruling.
Compensation of Damages
Article 23
In the event the court rejects the ban motion, it is obliged to decide at its own discretion on the amount of financial compensation of the
damages caused by the unfounded temporary ban.
The compulsory enforcement of the ruling on compensation of damages in para 1 of this Article may be requested within 30 days from the day
the ruling has become enforceable.
The damaged party may demand to be compensated a greater amount of money than the court determined provided it proves in a lawsuit the
greater degree of inflicted damages.
The damages shall be compensated from the Republican budget.
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