How are the time rules for access to IMF records administered?
To administer the five-, ten- and twenty-year rules, the IMF Archives applies the archives standard, calculating on an annual rather than daily basis. For example, for the twenty-year rule, records up to Dec. 1985 are open from Jan. 1, 2006 and those up to Dec. 1986 are open from Jan. 1, 2007. Executive Board Documents—in their final form—are an exception to this general rule, since each finalized item has its time rule applied according to the day’s date.
