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The court shall not order the responsible editor to publish a correction i.e. part of the correction if the plaintiff fails to prove that the published
information is inaccurate, incomplete or incorrectly imparted; if the information is inaccurate or incorrectly imparted, but the court finds it does
not infringe on the right of the person it refers to; or, for any reason for the non-publication of a reply listed in para 1, items 1, 2, 4, 6-18 of
Article 58 of this Law which accordingly apply to corrections.
Urgency of Legal Procedure
Article 61
The legal procedure related to the publication of a reply i.e. correction shall be urgent.
In the event of a lawsuit over publication of a reply, the case shall be allocated to a judge the same day the charges are received in court or the
following day.
Main Hearing in the Lawsuit over the Publication of a Reply
Article 62
In lawsuits over the publication of a reply, no preliminary hearing shall be scheduled, nor shall the defendant be asked to present a response to
the charges and the hearing sessions shall be scheduled at intervals not exceeding 8 days.
The first main hearing session shall be held within 8 days from the day the charges were filed with the court.
The court shall summon to the first main hearing session the plaintiff, the defendant and possibly the witnesses.
The summons to the plaintiff shall include notice that it shall be deemed that the charges have been dismissed in the event of his/her absence
from the first or any subsequent hearing sessions; the summons to the defendant shall include notice that judgment may be passed at the first
hearing session in the event of his/her absence, and that, in the event of his/her absence from the following hearing sessions, the judgment
shall be based on the facts established theretofore.
In lawsuits over the publication of a reply, no dormancy shall apply to the case.
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