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Act n° 88-95, 2 August 1988 relating
to non-current records fixes in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 20 the periods after
which the communication of public records becomes possible. These are :
 At the expiry of a thirty (30) years
period
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Beginning from the date of creation of public records.
After sixty (60) years :
- Records threatening the private life of individuals or relating to national
security matters ;
- Records containing personal information or relating to private life and
behaviour ;
- Records relating to jurisdiction matters.
After one hundred (100) years :
- Minutes, notary and lawservers lists, civil registers and official records ;
- Records comprising personal medical details and personal files.
Additional measures :
The communication of records is open
to all without distinction ;
The National Archives is required to
deliver reader’s cards ;
Foreigners are allowed access
provided that they display a pass delivered in advance by the Director General
of the National Archives ;
Photocopying is authorized in
conformity with the internal regulation and the tariffs fixed by the Prime
Minister’s Order.
Clearance for records consultation :
How to be allowed clearance as stipulated by Article 17, Act 88-95, August 2,
1988 relating to Archives ?
The Director General of the National Archives is qualified to deliver clearance
to consult records, before the expiry of the specified retention periods fixed
in Articles 15, 16 of the above mentioned Act, for research ends in conformity
with the following requirements :
The benefiting person is required to display an approval certificate delivered
by the institution under the aegis of which he is carrying out his research ;
The benefiting person is committed to bear threat neither to names or associated
facts nor to public security and order ;
The opinion of the office of origin is to be communicated in advance. |
