Political Archives Act Article 10

When government agencies (institutions) seek to retrieve political archives, the NAA shall make them available for viewing, hand-copying, or duplicating unless a circumstance set out in subparagraph 2, paragraph 2 of Article 8 applies or their provision is prohibited by the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 9； when government agencies (institutions) seek to retrieve the classified political archives, it shall do so only after obtaining the consent of the government agencies (institutions) that originally transferred them.Where there are circumstances that preclude the provision of political archives, the maximum period which they must be made available for viewing, hand-copying, or duplicating shall be calculated in the manner set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8.Government agencies (institutions) that is empowered to retrieve archives may retrieve them in accordance with the applicable legal provisions to the exclusion set out in paragraph 1 above do not apply.