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According to the RFG and anti-dumping provisions, a regulated party must keep records for as long as 5 years. Can the original documents, such as bill of ladings, be transferred by a regulated party to micro fiche and allow the original records to be destroyed?

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The regulations do not specify in what form records must be kept. A method of storage which faithfully reproduces records, like micro fiche recording, would be acceptable so long as means of referencing the information are kept on hand and operational for the entire five year retention period. (8/29/94)

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