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+== Records Access ==
+Access to records in Romania is granted under Article 31 of the 1992 Constitution:
+# A person's right of access to any information of public interest shall not be restricted
+# The public authorities according to their competence, shall be bound to provide correct information of the citizens in public affairs and matters of personal interest.
-===National Archives of Romania===
+The physical condition of some records may preclude direct access to the material. This may also prohibit photocopying or imaging of the record. Where records have been transcribed those will generally be offered in place of the original copy.
+Archives staff may only be able to do limited research, if at all. If they are, they are authorized to charge for the service and any copies made. Requests must be specific in nature.
+European Union privacy laws may limit access to materials less than 100 years old. Records may only be available to persons who can document they are direct descendants of the persons identified in the requested records. If the record concerns a person who is still living it may be necessary to secure their written permission.
+== The Archives ==
+=== National Archives of Romania ===
 Government records in Romania are kept in a system of archives under the National Archives in Bucuresti. Church records were also added to the system during the Communist era.The system consists of a central national archive in the capital, Bucuresti, and 41 regional archives, one for each of the counties, and one for the municipality of Bucuresti. Records of the Secret Police and Military records are kept in separate archives, and are listed at the bottom of the page.
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 '''Address:'''
 Arhivele Nationale ale Romaniei<br>
 Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 49<br>
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 '''Website:'''
 [http://www.arhivelenationale.ro/?lan=1 www.arhivelenationale.ro]
-===Regional Archives===
+=== Regional Archives ===
 Each regional archive has a page on the National Archives [http://www.arhivelenationale.ro/?lan=1 website]. To access the page of a regional archive, start at the main page of the national archives site. Then, consult the national archives website by doing the following: click on the Romania flag to go to the Romanian version of the website. Then click on the tab labeled "''Directii Judetene''". A page will appear with a box that says ''alege'', click on the arrow to the right. A list of the regional archives will appear. Click on the archive for the county that you want. The page for this specific archive site will come up and all the information about that site will be displayed.
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 Some cities in Romania have the same name.  This can occur when the two cities were originally in different countries, or one city was destroyed, another built, and then the original city was rebuilt. In correspondence, two things can distinguish cities, the postal code and if you add the county code to the address after the city name, just like the state code in a United States address. County codes appear below in parentheses after the county name. Bucuresti does not use a code, but you should specify which sector (1-6) the address is in.
-===Romanian Military Archives===
+=== Romanian Military Archives ===
 The Romanian Military Archives has two locations:
 Centru de Studii si Pastrare a Arhivelor Militar Istorice<br>
 Strada Aleea Poarta Eroilor<br>
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 Bucuresti 6, ROMANIA<br>
-Just as with the National Archives, a permit is required for onsite access the archives and can be obtained onsite via postal mail or via email. &nbsp;An application for a permit can be found on the Archives' website. &nbsp;All military records are classified, therefore a security check is required before the permit is issued. &nbsp;The issuance of the permit take a month or more for non-Romanians, so it is advised that application be made in advance to the onsite visit. &nbsp;The time is just a few days for Romanians, so advance application may not be necessary. &nbsp;In addition, records may viewed only by a direct descendant of the person the record is about. &nbsp;
+Just as with the National Archives, a permit is required for onsite access the archives and can be obtained onsite via postal mail or via email. An application for a permit can be found on the Archives' website. All military records are classified, therefore a security check is required before the permit is issued. The issuance of the permit take a month or more for non-Romanians, so it is advised that application be made in advance to the onsite visit. The time is just a few days for Romanians, so advance application may not be necessary. In addition, records may viewed only by a direct descendant of the person the record is about.
-===Center for Studies of the Securitate===
-The "Securitate" was the secret police that functioned under the Communist government from 1945 - 1989. &nbsp;It's archive is located at:
+=== Center for Studies of the Securitate ===
+The ''Securitate'' was the secret police that functioned under the Communist government from 1945 - 1989. The archive is located at:
 Consiliul National Pentru Studiera Archivelor Securitate<br>Strada Matei Basarab 55-57<br>030671 Bucuresti 3, ROMANIA
 A permit is not required to access the records of the archive. A person can view his or her own file, and the files of deceased ancestors. Files for living ancestors can only viewed with the permission of the person. Certified researchers can access all archive files. Certification requires an application and is free. Applicants must have a college degree and submit a Letter of Intent detailing the scope of their research.
-===Transylvania===
+=== Transylvania ===
 Transylvania was part of the Hungarian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire up to 1918, after which they were ceded to Romania. The "Banat," an integral part of the Hungarian half of the Empire until 1918, was afterwards divided between Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. The Hungarian records have been microfilmed, but the records in the Romanian part can be viewed at the archives of Timisoara and the material in the Serbian part can be viewed in Belgrade.
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+=== Websites ===
-===Websites===
 *[http://archives.unitarian.ro/ Transylvania Archives Project] - TAP seeks to preserve records pertaining to Transylvania. See the [http://archives.unitarian.ro/mission.htm mission] and [http://archives.unitarian.ro/description.htm history] of the project to learn more.
 *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/topics Archives Portal Europe] - provides access to information on archival material from Romania as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent
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