Means of Retention Article 233 If a private service provider, etc. retains Electronic or Magnetic Records in relation to documents to be retained in lieu of the modes of retention listed in the items of the preceding Article pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Electronic Document Act, retention must be performed by a means in which Electronic or Magnetic Records created by reading particulars stated in the documents by a scanner (including any image capture device equivalent thereto) are retained in a file prepared with an object by which certain particulars can be reliably recorded in a file, a magnetic disk, or other equivalent means and kept on a computer used by the private service provider, etc.
If a private service provider, etc. retains Electronic or Magnetic Records pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, measures must be taken as needed in order that, by outputting the particulars recorded in the Electronic or Magnetic Records, the particulars can be displayed and documents can be created immediately in a clear and concise form on a computer or other device regarding use thereof.
