[F1Article 7U.K.Protection and preservation of data and documents and their integrity
1.Access to the system shall be based on predefined rights for different types of users and shall be suppressed where it is no longer needed.
2.The system shall keep the logs of any recording, modification and deletion of documents and data.
3.The system shall not allow modification of the content of documents bearing an electronic signature. A time stamp certifying the deposit of the document bearing an electronic signature, shall be generated and associated with the document and shall not be alterable. Deletion of such documents shall be logged in accordance with paragraph 2.
4.The data shall be subject to regular back-ups. The back-up with replica of the entire content of the electronic file repository shall be ready for use in case of emergency.
5.The electronic storage facility shall be protected against any danger of loss or alteration of its integrity. Such protection shall include physical protection against inappropriate temperature and levels of humidity, fire and theft detection systems, adequate protection systems against virus attacks, hackers and any other non-authorised access.
6.The system shall provide for the migration of data, format and computer environment at intervals sufficient to guarantee legibility and accessibility of documents and data until the end of the relevant period referred to in Article 140(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ch. 3 omitted in so far as it applies to support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014 (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)