(1) The ballot papers used and the electoral lists used, as well as the other materials held by the constituency electoral bureaus shall be remitted by the constituency electoral bureaus to the prefects, who shall keep them archived, separately from the other documents, for three months from the publication of the result of the elections in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I.

(2) After the expiry of the deadline set in paragraph (1), the prefects shall remit the ballot papers used, the electoral lists used, the ballot papers annulled and unused, the stamps and the other materials held by the constituency electoral bureaus or used during the unfolding of the vote for melting to the specialised economic operators, based on a report.

(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be applied accordingly by the diplomatic missions and consular offices.

(4) The archive of the Central Electoral Bureau shall be remitted to the Permanent Electoral Authority, which shall keep it according to the Law of the National Archives no. 16/1996, republished.