Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025
1 In accordance with the Archiving Act of 26 June 1998, federal bodies shall offer to the Federal Archives all personal data that they no longer regularly require.
2 They shall destroy personal data that the Federal Archives do not deem to be worth archiving unless:
- a.
the data are anonymised;
- b.
they must be preserved for evidentiary or security purposes or to safeguard the data subject's legitimate interests.
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