Media Study - Medija centar Beograd

Right of Reply and Right to a Correction
Article 47
A person, whom the information personally refers to and may breach his/her right or interest, may request of the responsible editor to publish
free of charge a reply in which that person claims the information is inaccurate, incomplete or incorrectly imparted.
If the responsible editor fails to publish the reply for none of the reasons for not publishing the reply set out in this Law, or if the responsible
editor publishes the reply in an unprescribed manner, the holder of the right of reply may bring charges against the responsible editor over the
publication of the reply.
A lawsuit pertaining to the publication of a reply shall be limited only to establishing the facts determined by this Law and regarding the
obligation of the responsible editor to publish a reply.
A person, whose right or interest has been breached by publication of inaccurate, incomplete or incorrectly imparted information, may demand
in his/her lawsuit that the responsible editor publish free of charge his/her correction of the information as inaccurate, incomplete or incorrectly
imparted.
A lawsuit on the publication of a correction shall be limited to the inaccuracy, incompleteness or incorrect imparting of the information and to
whether the information violated the plaintiff's right or interest.
Other Persons' Right of Reply i.e. Correction
Article 48
In the event a natural or legal person is incapable of looking after his/her own interests, the reply i.e. charges for publishing the correction shall
be submitted by the natural person's legal representative, i.e. by a body of the legal person.
A person participating in a legal person (member, official, employee) shall have the right of independent reply, i.e. correction if the published
information refers to both the legal person and personally to the participant.
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