29 CFR § 4000.54 - May I dispose of original paper records if I keep electronic copies?

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title: "29 CFR § 4000.54 - May I dispose of original paper records if I keep electronic copies?"
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title_name: "Labor"
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section_name: "May I dispose of original paper records if I keep electronic copies?"
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
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part_name: "FILING, ISSUANCE, COMPUTATION OF TIME, AND RECORD RETENTION"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 1083(k), 1302(b)(3)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61347, Oct. 28, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4000.54 May I dispose of original paper records if I keep electronic copies?

You may dispose of original paper records any time after they are transferred to an electronic recordkeeping system that complies with the requirements of this subpart, except such original records may not be discarded if the electronic record would not constitute a duplicate or substitute record under the terms of the plan and applicable federal or state law.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1212-0059)