Legal Retention Periods
DATA RETENTION SCHEDULE
We, -as RGS-, keep your personal data in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed. Please be aware of the fact that the retention periods indicated below are minimum retention periods.
File Type |
Retention period |
Motivation |
Personnel files for contractual staff |
5 years after leaving |
Accountability |
Personnel files for statutory staff |
50 years after leaving |
Accountability |
Social documents |
5 years |
Article 25 of the Royal Decree from 8/8/1980 |
Accounting documents -originals -documents that do not constitute evidence against third parties |
- 10 years - 5 years |
Article 26 of the Flemish Government Accounts Decree |
VAT documents |
7 years |
Tax code for added value |
Sureties (original kept by the company, copy kept by department) |
30 years |
Article 2262b of the civil code |
Personal litigation |
10 yeas |
Article 3363b of the civil code |
Claim files |
10 years |
Public accounting law |
Commitment files |
10 years |
Government procurement law |
Minutes from the Board of Appeal |
5 years |
Article II 15 of the Flemish staff regulations |
Files concerning recruitment or promotion exams |
10 years |
Article 2262b of the civil code |
Files concerning selection or competence tests, promotion or appointment procedures |
10 years |
Article 2262b of the civil code |
Construction files |
10 years |
Architect liability law |
Subsidy files |
10 years |
Article 100 of the public accounting lax |
Tax files - property tax - unoccupied building tax |
- 5/10 years - 5/10 years |
- Article from the Royal Decree implementing ITC 92 - Article 28, from the decree of 19th April 1995 concerning measures against and prevention of unoccupied and neglected business properties |
Central dispute files |
5/30 years |
Article 105 of the public accounting law |
Tenancy files |
10 years |
Article 100 of the public accounting law |
Government procurement |
10 years |
Articles 1792, 2206b and 2270 of the civil code Article 18 of the General Tendering Regulations |
Legal procedure files |
10 years |
Article 2262b of the civil code |
Files concerning claims to do with negligence or carelessness or nuisance caused by neighbours |
5/20 years |
Articles 1382 and 544 of the civil code |
Files concerning the acquisition or disposal of real estate |
30 years |
Article 2262 of the civil code |
Files concerning the taxation of real estate |
3 years |
Accountability |
Budget proposals |
5 years |
Flemish Government Accounts Decree |
Surety files |
10 years |
Accountability |
Ordinances and accounts of accountants and related supporting documents |
6 years |
Royal Decree of 25/11/1954 |
Accounts and supporting documents of accountants involved in disputes and the |
10 years |
Royal Decree of 25/11/1954 |
Accounts managed by accounting officers |
30 years |
Royal Decree of 25/11/1954 |
Website IP Logs |
2 years |
Data Retention Directive 2002/58/EC |
VGS Program Logs |
10 Years |
Public Accounting Law Turkish Law of Obligations (Law Number 6098) |