Archives must conform to the Regeling geordende en toegankelijke staat archiefbescheiden (Regulation on the organised and accessible state of archival records) and the Regeling duurzaamheid archiefbescheiden (Regulation on the sustainability of archival records).
Archives that do not conform to these standards and regulations must be processed before they can be transferred. Digital objects, including the media, must legally conform to the specific requirements formulated in the Regeling duurzaamheid archiefbescheiden.