Measures for archives management

Legal analysis: In order to strengthen archives management, standardize archives collection and arrangement, effectively protect and utilize archives, improve the level of archives informatization construction, promote the modernization of national governance system and governance capacity, and serve the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Measures for Archives Management are formulated.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Archives Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): This Law is applicable to the collection, arrangement, protection, utilization, supervision and management of archives.

The archives mentioned in this Law refer to various forms of historical records, such as words, charts, audio-visual and so on, which are directly formed by past and present organs, groups, enterprises, institutions and other organizations and individuals engaged in economic, political, cultural, social, ecological civilization, military affairs, foreign affairs, science and technology and other activities, and are of preservation value to the country and society.