Archives Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2020)
Archives Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2020)
Archives Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2020)
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 47
June 20, 2020
The Archives Law of the People's Republic of China, which was revised and adopted at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on June 20, 2020, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021.
Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China
Archives Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2020)
(Adopted at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on September 5, 1987; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Archives Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 20th Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 5, 1996; amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Twelve Laws Including the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on November 7, 2016; and revised at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on June 20, 2020)
Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Archives Institutions and Their Duties
Chapter III Management of Archives
Chapter IV Utilization and Publication of Archives
Chapter V Archives Informatization Construction
Chapter VI Supervision and Inspection
Chapter VII Legal Liability
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to strengthening archives management, standardizing the collection and arrangement of archives, effectively protecting and utilizing archives, improving the level of archive informatization construction, promoting the modernization of the national governance system and capacity, and serving the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to the collection, arrangement, protection, utilization, supervision and management of archives.
For the purpose of this Law, archives mean historical records in various forms, including writings in different languages, diagrams and sound images, which are of preservation value to the State and society and have been or are being directly formed by organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions and other organizations, as well as individuals, in their activities concerning the economy, politics, culture, society, ecological civilization, military affairs, foreign affairs, science and technology, etc.
Article 3 It is a requirement to adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China over archival work. People's governments at all levels shall strengthen their archival work, incorporate the archival work into the programs of national economic and social development, and include funds for the development of archival work in the government budget to ensure that the development of archival work is commensurate with the level of national economic and social development.
Article 4 Archival work shall follow the principle of unified leadership and hierarchical management in order to ensure the completeness and security of archives and facilitate their utilization by people from all circles of life.
Article 5 Each and all state organs, armed forces, political parties, groups, enterprises, public institutions and citizens shall be obliged to protect archives and be entitled to legally utilize archives.
Article 6 The State shall encourage and support scientific research and technological innovation concerning archives, promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements in the collection, arrangement, protection and utilization, etc. of archives, and promote the scientific and technological progress in archives.
The State shall take measures to strengthen the publicity and education of archives and enhance archive awareness throughout the society.
The State shall encourage and support international exchanges and cooperation in the field of archives.
Article 7 The State shall encourage social forces to take part in and support the development of archival work.
Entities and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the collection, arrangement, protection and utilization, etc. of archives shall be recognized and rewarded in accordance with pertinent state regulations.
Chapter II Archive Institutions and Their Duties
Article 8 The national competent department of archives shall be responsible for archival work throughout the country, and make an overall plan, carry out organization and coordination, establish uniform systems, exercise supervision and provide guidance with regard to the archival work all over the country.
Local competent departments of archives at or above the county level shall be responsible for the archival work within their respective administrative regions, supervise and guide the archival work of organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions and other organizations within their respective administrative regions.
Each township people's government shall appoint persons to be in charge of its own archives, supervise and guide the archival work of its subordinate entities and the grassroots mass autonomous organizations, etc.
Article 9 Each organ, group, enterprise, public institution and other organizations shall appoint the archive institution or archivists to be in charge of its own archives, and supervise and guide the archival work of its subordinate entities.
Each central state organ shall, in terms of the demands for archive management, guide the archival work within its own system to the extent of its duties.
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Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 47
June 20, 2020
The Archives Law of the People's Republic of China, which was revised and adopted at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on June 20, 2020, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021.
Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China
Archives Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2020)
(Adopted at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on September 5, 1987; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Archives Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 20th Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 5, 1996; amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Twelve Laws Including the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on November 7, 2016; and revised at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on June 20, 2020)
Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Archives Institutions and Their Duties
Chapter III Management of Archives
Chapter IV Utilization and Publication of Archives
Chapter V Archives Informatization Construction
Chapter VI Supervision and Inspection
Chapter VII Legal Liability
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to strengthening archives management, standardizing the collection and arrangement of archives, effectively protecting and utilizing archives, improving the level of archive informatization construction, promoting the modernization of the national governance system and capacity, and serving the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to the collection, arrangement, protection, utilization, supervision and management of archives.
For the purpose of this Law, archives mean historical records in various forms, including writings in different languages, diagrams and sound images, which are of preservation value to the State and society and have been or are being directly formed by organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions and other organizations, as well as individuals, in their activities concerning the economy, politics, culture, society, ecological civilization, military affairs, foreign affairs, science and technology, etc.
Article 3 It is a requirement to adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China over archival work. People's governments at all levels shall strengthen their archival work, incorporate the archival work into the programs of national economic and social development, and include funds for the development of archival work in the government budget to ensure that the development of archival work is commensurate with the level of national economic and social development.
Article 4 Archival work shall follow the principle of unified leadership and hierarchical management in order to ensure the completeness and security of archives and facilitate their utilization by people from all circles of life.
Article 5 Each and all state organs, armed forces, political parties, groups, enterprises, public institutions and citizens shall be obliged to protect archives and be entitled to legally utilize archives.
Article 6 The State shall encourage and support scientific research and technological innovation concerning archives, promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements in the collection, arrangement, protection and utilization, etc. of archives, and promote the scientific and technological progress in archives.
The State shall take measures to strengthen the publicity and education of archives and enhance archive awareness throughout the society.
The State shall encourage and support international exchanges and cooperation in the field of archives.
Article 7 The State shall encourage social forces to take part in and support the development of archival work.
Entities and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the collection, arrangement, protection and utilization, etc. of archives shall be recognized and rewarded in accordance with pertinent state regulations.
Chapter II Archive Institutions and Their Duties
Article 8 The national competent department of archives shall be responsible for archival work throughout the country, and make an overall plan, carry out organization and coordination, establish uniform systems, exercise supervision and provide guidance with regard to the archival work all over the country.
Local competent departments of archives at or above the county level shall be responsible for the archival work within their respective administrative regions, supervise and guide the archival work of organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions and other organizations within their respective administrative regions.
Each township people's government shall appoint persons to be in charge of its own archives, supervise and guide the archival work of its subordinate entities and the grassroots mass autonomous organizations, etc.
Article 9 Each organ, group, enterprise, public institution and other organizations shall appoint the archive institution or archivists to be in charge of its own archives, and supervise and guide the archival work of its subordinate entities.
Each central state organ shall, in terms of the demands for archive management, guide the archival work within its own system to the extent of its duties.
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