The two primary functions of the archival system are the acquisition and preservation of documents that are part of the archival fond of the Republic of Moldova. The process of acquisition is carried out by all state archives, including the General Directorate of the National Archives (DGAN), a structural subdivision of the National Archive Agency, in order to add to their collections documents from the State archival fond, the fond of the archival society, and from institutions, organizations, enterprises, and individuals. DGAN researches and identifies institutions, organizations, and individuals which preserve or temporarily create documents which have a historical, scientific, cultural, or legal value, etc. and which serve as the basis of legislative acts and other normative acts, documents of the organs of the Procuracy, courts, and organs of the public administration, and cultural productions, etc.