Retention period solicitors’ documents

Summary dated 1st February 2020 of the essential legal provisions regarding the retention periods of your archives.

Documents	Minimum retention period	Format	Start date of the retention period	Act
Documents	5 years	Original	Following completion of their task. This period, however, is not applicable when the solicitor has been explicitly ordered to retain certain documents.	Art. 2276bis Belgian Civil Code

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