Article 15. Guarantees of the rights and interests of individuals and legal entities in the use of documents of the National Archival Fund of the Law on the National Archival Fund and Archives

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1. Information contained in archival documents that are state property is protected by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan as intellectual property of the state.

2. The documents located in the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan and their branches, as well as the information system for them, are opened for public use one year after their receipt by the state archives and branches.

3. The use of documents of the National Archival Fund, which are in private ownership, is carried out only with the consent of the owner.

4. Individuals and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to use free of charge the documents of the National Archival Fund open for use, stored in state and departmental archives and their branches. Restrictions on the use of documents by certain categories of individuals and legal entities are established by Article 16 of this Law.

5. State, departmental and private archives are obliged to provide individuals and legal entities, based on archival documents, with the information they need to protect their rights and legitimate interests. Individuals and legal entities have the right to receive certified copies and archival extracts from an archival document. Copies and extracts issued by state archives and their branches, departmental and private archives are official documents having the legal force of originals.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 22, 1998 No. 326-1.

This Law regulates public relations in the field of collection, acquisition, storage, state accounting and use of documents of the National Archival Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the state administration of archival affairs in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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