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Timeline of reply and response rules

This timeline lists dated rules on formal replies, from UN treaties to national reply laws. The ICCPR Optional Protocol set a six-month state reply in 1966 1. Brazil signed its reply law on 11 November 2015 15. Mexico's Supreme Court cut parts of its reply law on 1 February 2018 17. A Spanish bill published on 30 January 2026 would cover large platform accounts 21. Each entry shows its status.

Last checked 7 November 2026

  1. In force

    ICCPR Optional Protocol adopted

    The Optional Protocol to the ICCPR was adopted. Article 4 gives a state six months to explain itself on an individual communication 1.

  2. In force

    UK Parliamentary Commissioner Act

    The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 let the Commissioner lay a special report where injustice is not remedied 5.

  3. In force

    Irish Ombudsman Act

    Ireland's Ombudsman Act 1980 let the Ombudsman request a response to recommendations within a specified time 6.

  4. In force

    Convention against Torture adopted

    The Convention against Torture was adopted. Article 22 sets six months for a state reply to an individual communication 2.

  5. In force

    Inter-American Court opinion on the right of reply

    The Inter-American Court unanimously found that Article 14(1) of the American Convention recognises an internationally enforceable right to reply or correction 3.

  6. In force

    Saxony press law

    Saxony's press law is dated 3 April 1992. In the text as at 1 January 2020, § 10 sets a three-month outer limit for a Gegendarstellung 7.

  7. In force

    Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act

    Section 16 lets the Scottish ombudsman lay a special report before the Parliament 8.

  8. In force

    UPR institution-building package

    The Human Rights Council agreed resolution 5/1, which set up the Universal Periodic Review 9.

  9. In force

    ICESCR Optional Protocol adopted

    The ICESCR Optional Protocol was adopted. It gives states six months to respond in writing to the committee's views 4.

  10. In force

    FDA close-out letter programme

    FDA close-out letters apply to warning letters issued on or after this date, once corrections are verified 10.

  11. In force

    Ofcom section 96A notifications

    Sections 96A to 96C were inserted into the Communications Act 2003, including the period for representations in a notification 11.

  12. In force

    CMA Rules made

    The CMA's Rules require a statement of objections, file access and an oral hearing offer 12.

  13. In force

    Ofcom must weigh the Competition Act

    Subsections (5) to (7) of section 96A were substituted. Ofcom must consider whether proceeding under the Competition Act 1998 is more appropriate before notifying 11.

  14. In force

    Mexico right of reply law published

    Mexico's Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 6o. en materia del Derecho de Réplica was published in the DOF 14.

  15. In force

    Brazil Law 13.188 signed

    Brazil's right of reply law was signed, with a 60-day request window and a special court rite 15.

  16. Historical

    Brazil veto published

    A clause letting a person deliver a broadcast reply in person was vetoed, published in the Diário Oficial on 12 November 2015 16.

  17. Official finding

    Mexico Supreme Court ruling

    The Supreme Court invalidated parts of Mexico's reply law, including a five-business-day request window 17.

  18. Historical

    Mexico ruling published

    The judgment in Acción de Inconstitucionalidad 122/2015 was published in the DOF 14.

  19. In force

    UK notice of intent rules in force

    Schedule 16 of the Data Protection Act 2018, with a 21-day minimum for representations, came into force 18.

  20. In force

    Mexico reforms Article 10

    Congress reformed the second paragraph of Article 10 of the reply law 14.

  21. In force

    Medienstaatsvertrag signed

    The Medienstaatsvertrag, whose § 20 sets the online Gegendarstellung, is dated 14 to 28 April 2020 13.

  22. Official finding

    Brazil Supreme Federal Court ruling

    In ADI 5.418 the court struck out 'em juízo colegiado prévio' from Article 10 of Law 13.188 19.

  23. Historical

    Brazil rulings published

    ADIs 5.415, 5.418 and 5.436 were published in the Diário Oficial 15.

  24. In force

    FDA manual chapter revised

    Chapter 4 of the FDA Regulatory Procedures Manual, Revision 12, keeps the usual 15 working day reply request 22.

  25. In force

    UN special procedures 2024 figures

    Report A/HRC/58/70 recorded 665 communications in 2024 and a 46.62 per cent substantive reply rate 20.

  26. In force

    Senate guide on the 30-day rule reviewed

    The Australian Senate's guide on questions, including the 30-day rule, was last reviewed 23.

  27. In force

    Mexico reform

    A decree aligning laws with the national civil and family procedure code reformed Mexico's reply law 14.

  28. In force

    Current Medienstaatsvertrag text

    The version of the Medienstaatsvertrag shown with § 20 is valid from 1 December 2025 13.

  29. Proposed

    Spanish rectification bill published

    A bill to extend rectification to digital media and large platform accounts was published in the Cortes Generales gazette 21.

  30. In force

    UK six-month penalty notice rule

    The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 added a six-month period after a notice of intent for a penalty notice or a decision not to fine 18.

  31. In force

    UK data protection regulator renamed in Schedule 16

    Schedule 16 was amended to refer to the Commission 18.

Notes

  • Entries dated by year only use the year in the law's title 5,68,12.

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Sources

  1. OHCHR: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (adopted 16 December 1966)
  2. OHCHR: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (adopted 10 December 1984)
  3. Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Advisory Opinion of 29 August 1986, Enforceability of the Right to Reply or Correction (Arts. 14(1), 1(1) and 2 American Convention on Human Rights)
  4. OHCHR: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (adopted 10 December 2008)
  5. legislation.gov.uk: Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, section 10 Reports by Commissioner
  6. Irish Statute Book: Ombudsman Act, 1980, Section 6 (as enacted)
  7. REVOSax: Sächsisches Gesetz über die Presse (SächsPresseG) vom 3. April 1992, Stand 1. Januar 2020
  8. legislation.gov.uk: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, section 16 Special reports
  9. OHCHR: Basic facts about the UPR
  10. US Food and Drug Administration: About Warning and Close-Out Letters (content current as of 20 March 2024)
  11. legislation.gov.uk: Communications Act 2003, section 96A Notification of contravention of condition other than SMP apparatus condition
  12. legislation.gov.uk: The Competition Act 1998 (Competition and Markets Authority's Rules) Order 2014, Schedule
  13. Bayern.Recht: Medienstaatsvertrag (MStV) § 20 Gegendarstellung (text valid from 1 December 2025)
  14. Cámara de Diputados: Ley Reglamentaria del artículo 6o. en materia del Derecho de Réplica, Decretos de Reforma
  15. Câmara dos Deputados: Lei nº 13.188, de 11 de novembro de 2015 (norma atualizada)
  16. Câmara dos Deputados: Lei nº 13.188, de 11 de novembro de 2015, Veto, Mensagem nº 478 de 11 de novembro de 2015
  17. Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, Human Rights Office: Right of Reply, extract of Acción de Inconstitucionalidad 122/2015 and its accumulated cases 124/2015 and 125/2015
  18. legislation.gov.uk: Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 16 Penalties
  19. Senado Federal: Acórdão da Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade nº 5.418 de 11/03/2021
  20. UN Human Rights Council: A/HRC/58/70, Activities of special rapporteurs, independent experts and working groups of the special procedures (11 April 2025)
  21. Congreso de los Diputados: BOCG Serie A Núm. 83-1, Proyecto de Ley Orgánica reguladora del derecho de rectificación (30 January 2026)
  22. US Food and Drug Administration: Regulatory Procedures Manual, Chapter 4 Advisory Actions (July 2024)
  23. Parliament of Australia: Guides to Senate Procedure No. 6, Questions (last reviewed June 2025)