> Is anyone aware of countries that do not allow records to be retained in
> an electronic format (including images)?  Or countries that specify that
> the original, paper document, must be maintained in addition to the
> image?

In Russia, at present only a very few kinds of records can be retained in 
electronic format. In general it is not allowed to retain a copy (e.g. an 
image) instead of an original paper document. But they say that this 
situation might change soon …



With best regards,

Natasha Khramtsovsky

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