Regulation on Transformation of Archives Article 2

Permanent records in the government agency shall be transferred to the central archives competent authority in the year following the expiration of the twenty-fifth year from the creation date of such records.The transfer of the permanent records to the central archives competent authority under the preceding paragraph may be advanced or delayed if the records lack of adequate preservation techniques, proper storage environment, or such records are related to a litigation case, or other justifiable reasons, that are approved by the central archives competent authority, may transfer in advance or extend the transfer period.The permanent records referred to in the first paragraph will be transferred in files, one case per file. The computation of the transfer date shall start from the creation date of the last record in that file.