On June 20, 2020, the 19th meeting of the 13th the NPC Standing Committee deliberated and passed the newly revised Archives Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which will be officially implemented from 200211.

Newly revised archives law? Add two chapters of "Archives Informatization Construction" and "Supervision and Inspection". It is clear that the state encourages and supports archives and organs, organizations, enterprises, institutions and other organizations to promote the digitalization of traditional carrier archives; Obviously, electronic archives have the same effect as traditional carrier archives.

Ms. Du Mei, Director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the National Archives Bureau, said: "Our current legal requirements for electronic archives are that the sources are reliable, the procedures are standardized, and all its elements are met. As long as these items are met, they have the same legal effect as traditional carriers, so they can be used as proof in electronic form. "

As electronic archives is a "new thing", to ensure its "reliable source, standardized procedures and compliant elements" needs a lot of standards and norms to support, and strengthening management depends on the management methods of electronic archives. As Lu Guoqiang, director of the National Archives Bureau, pointed out, "The newly revised Archives Law has determined the basic direction and main principles of archives work in the future, and the specific institutional measures need to be refined through the implementation of regulations and a series of supporting laws and regulations".

In the past, many enterprises were worried about whether electronic records were really legal and compliant. Since the bill came out, electronic filing is no longer a measure, but a real "law to follow"!