OIMAP Archives

The holdings include the 2007 Statutes and their amendments, the rules of procedure, the activity reports of each financial year, the 2015 and 2019 guidelines, the minutes of the Assembly, speeches and press releases.

BIOP database alerts are archived separately, under Alert archives, with their closure status.

Texts adopted by the General Assembly, annual reports and press releases are public. Individual files, correspondence with States and investigation documents are subject to disclosure periods.

These rules protect the confidentiality of proceedings while guaranteeing access to documents of general scope.

Public documents are digitised and accessible by year, document type and language. Each record shows the date, author, language and archive number, which allows the item to be cited precisely.

Older versions of the guidelines remain available, with a note of their repeal date where they have been replaced.

For a document that is not digitised or is subject to a disclosure period, send a reasoned request to the General Secretariat through the online form. State the year, the type of document and the intended use.

The archives service replies within fifteen working days (indicative) and states, where applicable, the conditions for on-site consultation at the Paris headquarters.

The originals are kept at headquarters under suitable conditions. A digitisation programme, carried out in stages, aims to make all public holdings accessible, with priority given to the most frequently consulted texts.

Digital preservation relies on open formats, in order to guarantee that documents remain readable over time.