Retten til genmæle eller tilsvarende foranstaltninger kan afvises, hvis den ikke er begrundet efter de i stk. 1 fastsatte betingelser, hvis den ville indebære en strafbar handling, medføre civilretligt ansvar for tv-spredningsforetagendet eller støde an mod den offentlige moral.
An application for exercise of the right of reply or the equivalent remedies may be rejected if such a reply is not justified according to the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, would involve a punishable act, would render the broadcaster liable to civil-law proceedings or would transgress standards of public decency.