Hi Rod - I am a member of the British Standards Institution 'document
imaging applications' committee, whose coverage includes Micrographics and
Electronic Document Management Applications
There is an International Standard - ISO 10200 - 'Technical report on legal
admissibility of microforms' on this subject. This document contains the
following references:
France - AFNOR Z43-122:1994 Micrographics - Legal Admissibility of
Microforms (including COM)
And in the UK we have BS 6498:2002 - Guide to preparation of microfilm and
other microforms that may be required as evidence
Those documents should give you the advice that you need - which in brief
is - yes, as long as it is good microfilm! What might happen (but this is
rare) is that a microfilm image might be challenged in court - then you will
need to demonstrate that it is a true record of the original - hence the two
Standards
Further questions? - please ask!
Regards
Alan Shipman
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From: "Rod Stone" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:06 AM
Subject: Introduction/Legal Admissability of Microfilm in France
> First as requested an introduction as a new subscriber.
>
> I'm Senior Records Manager for ABN AMRO Bank. The main businesses of ABN
> AMRO in London are investment banking and asset management; its a "high
> street" bank in the Netherlands, US, Brazil and Thailand. Records
> Management provides document management "bureau" and off-site storage
> services to the London offices, and guidance on records and document
> management to the investment bank gobally.
>
> We have been asked for guidance on the legally admissability of microfilm
> in France. Does anyone know of any articles/ papers etc on the subject.
> Failing that can anyone point to the last word on the position in English
> law. Thanks.
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