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1. Each institution shall adopt internal rules for the application of this Regulation. These shall include rules for the preservation and opening to the public of historical archives and on the protection of personal data contained therein. Wherever possible, the institutions shall make their archives available to the public by electronic means, including digitised and born-digital archives, and facilitate their consultation on the internet. They shall also conserve documents which are available in forms meeting special needs (such as Braille, large text or recordings).

2. Each institution shall publish information annually on its historical archiving activities.

3. On behalf of the depositing institutions, the Commission shall conclude a framework partnership agreement with the EUI. That framework partnership agreement shall include detailed provisions on the mutual roles and responsibilities of the institutions and of the EUI for the management of the historical archives of the Union, including their deposit, preservation, access and public consultation. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.