EEC and Euratom Historical Archives Regulation
COUNCIL REGULATION(EEC/EURATOM)ESTABLISHING AND OPENING TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
- Stage
- In force, reached 15 Feb 1983
- In force
- In force since 7 Mar 1983 · CELEX 31983R0354
- Procedure
- Regulation
- Last activity
- 7 Mar 1983
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 2 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| On records management and archives | Commission · Decision | Published | |
| 89/196/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 March 1989 laying down detailed rules for the declassification of documents covered by professional or business secrecy | Commission · Decision | Published |
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Summary
GeneratedConsolidated text in force since 26 March 2015. It opens EEC and Euratom institutional archives to the public 30 years after a document's creation, with privacy and commercial-interest exceptions able to persist. Institutions must transfer records to historical archives within 15 years and review classification by year 25.
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