Basic tasks of the Historical Archives

The Authority has these responsibilities:

1. the collection of the documents of the Former State Security for the purposes and according to the procedures provided by this law;
2. the evaluation, ordering, evidencing, preservation and administration of the documents according to the rules and principle of the legislation in force for the archives;
3. cooperation and coordination of work with the public authorities and archives for purposes of implementation of this law;
4. giving information and notices about the documents, as well as guaranteeing their examination and delivering them to requesters;
5.  supporting scientific research during the historical re-examination of the activity of Former State Security, through guaranteeing the possibility for the examination of the documents and the delivery of duplicates of the documents;
6.  informing individuals, constitutional institutions, public authorities and other interested subjects according to this law.

The Authority reports to the Parliament on its activity once a year, as well as whenever requested by the Assembly.

When for documents that pertain to public authorities there are no data that their creation was incited or ordered by Former State Security, the Authority returns them, at the request of the public authorities or on its own initiative when it finds as above. The Authority may keep copies or duplicates of those documents.