reply accordingly vs reply according to the following

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Reply accordingly' is used when you want someone to respond in a manner that is appropriate to the situation or information provided. 'Reply according to the following' is used when you want someone to respond based on specific instructions or details that are provided.

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reply accordingly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want someone to respond in a manner that is appropriate to the situation or information provided.

Examples:

Please review the email and reply accordingly.
If you have any questions, please reply accordingly.

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As far as the proposal for an action plan before the next meeting and the level of Commission participation are concerned, I will pass Mrs Kinnock's questions to Mr Lamy and Mr Nielson. I am sure they will reply accordingly.
Accordingly, all parties to the proceedings received a copy of the reply and were invited to express their views on the content.
Since it had not received a reply within the deadline set the Commission also said that it had decided to launch infringement proceedings and had registered the dossier accordingly.
This also meant that the allocations of cost of manufacturing of the product concerned as presented in the questionnaire replies were not correct and therefore had to be adjusted accordingly pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation.
Since no reply had been received within the requisite time-limit, the Commission indicated that it had decided to launch infringement proceedings on its own initiative and had registered the dossier accordingly.
The Commission, which judged the reply from the Netherlands to be unsatisfactory, accordingly decided to initiate proceedings under Article 226 of the EC Treaty.'

Alternatives:

respond appropriately
answer accordingly
react accordingly
reply as needed
reply appropriately

reply according to the following

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want someone to respond based on specific instructions or details that are provided.

Examples:

Please reply according to the following instructions.
Reply according to the following steps.

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Notes the Agency's replies according to which
Notes the Agency's replies according to which:
I would like to organise my replies according to whether they are considerations for the immediate future or those for the hopefully near, but rather more remote, future.
have received a reply according to which the exporter was not entitled to make out the statement on origin;
they have received a reply according to which the exporter was not entitled to request the validation of a catch certificate; or
According to the reply I received from Commissioner Hahn to my Question E-010053/2010, applications pertaining to the following sections of motorway had been submitted to the Commission: Czerniewice-Stryków (A1/A2) and Pyrzowice-Sośnica.
Adverse reactions are listed according to the following frequency.
have received a reply according to which the products concerned are not originating in a beneficiary country or the conditions of Article 73 were not met;
The profit margin of the users' industry established on the basis of the questionnaire replies according to the methodology made available to all parties was found to be at similar level as the profitability established for the Union industry in RIP.
have received a reply according to which the products concerned are not originating in the OCTs concerned or the conditions of Article 17(2) of this Annex were not met;
they have received a reply according to which the products do not comply with the conservation and management measures, or other conditions under this Chapter are not met; or
The following listing notes the frequency of adverse skin reactions seen in clinical trials, according to MedDRA convention.
Adverse reactions are ranked according to frequency using the following convention:
According to the Norwegian authorities, the difference between these figures can be explained by the following factors.
Frequency groupings are defined according to the following convention:
The amount of such technical provisions shall be determined according to the following principles.
Vehicle categories are defined according to the following classification:
According to the PDB the funding under this heading will be distributed in the following way.
According to the NGO recommendations, cooperation should serve the following objectives: 1.
The Hajdúsági torma is graded and accepted from suppliers according to the following quality criteria.

Alternatives:

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act according to the following
reply as per the following
reply based on the following

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reply accordingly vs reply according to the following