Enforcement Rule of the Archives Act Article 13
Where any one of the following circumstances obtains with respect to government agencies' records, an appraisal of their preservation value shall be carried out (this same requirement shall also apply, where an appraisal is deemed necessary, to all precious documents that have been obtained by the central archives competent authority from private individuals or organizations through donation, trusteeship, or purchase):1.An appraisal is deemed necessary in order to adopt (or revise) a comprehensive records schedule.2.Records transfer is to be carried out.3.An appraisal is deemed necessary in order to carry out records destruction.4.It is difficult to determine a record's retention period due to its old age.5.There is a need to re-examine a record's retention period due to a change in preservation techniques.6.There is some other need for an appraisal, as determined by the central archives competent authority.The central archives competent authority may carry out an appraisal of the preservation value of the archives that it owns and administers when necessary.Regulation on Appraisal of Records Preservation Value shall be adopted by the central archives competent authority.
中文原文 檔案法施行細則第13條
各機關檔案有下列情形之一者，應辦理檔案保存價值鑑定；檔案中央主管機關因受贈、受託保管或收購私人或團體所有珍貴文書認有必要者，亦同：
一、訂（修）定檔案保存年限區分表，認有必要。
二、辦理檔案移轉。
三、辦理檔案銷毀認有必要。
四、檔案因年代久遠而難以判定其保存年限。
五、檔案因保存技術變更而有重新檢討保存年限之必要。
六、其他經檔案中央主管機關認有必要。
檔案中央主管機關就管有之國家檔案，必要時得辦理保存價值鑑定。
檔案保存價值鑑定規範，由檔案中央主管機關定之。
一、訂（修）定檔案保存年限區分表，認有必要。
二、辦理檔案移轉。
三、辦理檔案銷毀認有必要。
四、檔案因年代久遠而難以判定其保存年限。
五、檔案因保存技術變更而有重新檢討保存年限之必要。
六、其他經檔案中央主管機關認有必要。
檔案中央主管機關就管有之國家檔案，必要時得辦理保存價值鑑定。
檔案保存價值鑑定規範，由檔案中央主管機關定之。