Controls the performance of the file service at organizational units of the state, territorial self-governing units, organizational units, contributory organizations, state enterprises, schools and legal entities in the Nový Jičín district and relevant municipalities, selects archives in shredding proceedings and outside shredding proceedings at the originators mentioned above, takes care of archival materials taken over from these originators and their predecessors, keeps appropriate records of archival materials, performs the tasks of the district research institute in the field of archiving, auxiliary sciences of historical and regional history, allows access to stored archives.