Retention periods experts’ documents
Summary dated 1 September 2021 of the essential legal provisions regarding the retention periods of your archives.
| Documents | Minimum retention period | Format | Start date of the retention period | Wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documents and reports | 10 years | Original | Following completion of their task
However, this time limit is not applicable when the expert has explicitly been instructed to save certain documents |
Art. 2276ter old Belgian Civil Code |
| Documents and reports of a task assigned by national law | 5 years | Original | Following submission of their report. However, this time limit is not applicable when the expert has explicitly been instructed to save certain documents | Art. 2276ter old Belgian Civil Code |
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