ARHIVSKI VJESNIK 21-22. (ZAGREB, 1978-1979.)

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In the second chapter there is an account of the contents of the norms of the New Law, according to the order of the chapters, with some remarks on the old and new norms in the use of archivic materials. In the third chapter the author formulates in a synthetic way the main characteristics of the New French Archivic Law. He judges these characteristics from the viewpoints, as follows: Considering the matter dealt with against the matter left over to the other laws and decrees; the way of harmonizing the principle of the preservation of the totality of the national archivic heritage with the interests of the owners of the private archivic materials; the way of combining the fundamental right to information and the requirements of the scientific research with the principle of the protection of private and state interests. The author emphasizes the fact, that the new law opens full possibilities for development of the historic archives according to the new demands brought up by the social development. The author concludes his discussion stating: that all professional archivic circles in the world will with special interest follow the solution of the problems of the contemporaneous archivic legislation in the country, that, like France, has had the longest tradition of the modern organized archivic service in the world. 382