# Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Each institution shall transfer to its historical archives all documents contained in their current archives no later than 15 years after their date of creation. According to the criteria laid down by each institution pursuant to Article 9, there shall be an initial sorting process with the purpose of separating documents that are to be preserved from those that have no administrative or historical value.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1983/354/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1983-354/article-7
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