In accordance with Government Decision no. 12 of 16 January 2009, with the subsequent amendments and completions, MCSI acts as regulatory and supervisory authority in the field of archiving of documents in electronic form, provided for by Law no. 135/2007 on the archiving of documents in electronic form. This procedure describes how MCSI handles the notifications of natural or legal persons applying for gaining the status of electronic archive manager. In accordance with art. 17 of Law no. 135 of 15 May 2007 on the archiving of documents in electronic form, the electronic records are stored in data centres subject to prior authorization. The approval of data is done based on the following procedure: Archiving of documents in electronic form - Authorization of data centres. The electronic records manager's accreditation is valid for 3 years from the issuance date.