Art. 4 Commencement of obligation to offer documents to the Federal Archives
(Art. 6 ArchA) 1 Documents shall be deemed no longer constantly required and hence must be offered to the Federal Archives when the body bound to make such offer is no longer using them frequently and regularly. Such offer shall be made no later than five years after the last addition to the records.3 2 The Federal Archives may extend the term of paragraph 1 if the body required to offer its documents can submit justification that it still needs them. 3 Special categories of documents shall be offered and, where applicable, transferred immediately after drafting or signature. State Treaties shall be offered through the Directorate of Public International Law. The Federal Archives shall regulate the details in directives. 3 Amended by Art. 20 No 2 of the GEVER Ordinance of 3 April 2019, in force since 1 April 2020 (AS 2019 1311). |