ARMONIZAREA LEGISLA IEI ARHIVISTICE ROM NE TI CU CEA EUROPEAN I PREG TIREA PERSONALULUI RESPONSABIL CU ACTIVITATEA DE ARHIV

After 1989, the profound changes occurred in the Romanian society and in Eastern andCentral Europe provoked a growing interest for archives in the context of the new challenges.Legislation plays a special part in development of the archive domain. Actual legislation inRomania, especially Law no. 16 from 1996 has only 38 articles and eliminates many of the formerdispositions due to the fact that after 1989 many structures and many organizations havedisappeared.From a legislative point of view, it can be observed an acute lack of adjustment to the socialdemands. Legislation should be adapted to the actual economic and social aspects in Romania.This year, a new archives law, regarding archive practice’ reorganization and modernization,should appear.Recommendation No. R (2000) 13 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on aEuropean Policy on Access to Archives has distinguished as an European pattern. On the 13th ofJuly 2000, has been created the first and the only intra-governmental pattern regarding thepractice and the policy of archives in Europe. Designed in collaboration with the InternationalArchive Council and with the Open Society Archives (OSA), this “guide” is a result of co-operationbetween national archive authorities, researchers, scholars, NGO-s from the 48th state members ofthe European Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe