A document retention schedule is essential for minimising business risks and the chance of costly litigation caused either by destroying information before, or retaining it beyond, the end of its legally required retention period.
This records retention guide was produced by Iron Mountain and partner Lokke Moerel from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in partnership with their approved law firms across Europe.
This guide includes:
- Delivering effective and compliant records management
- Best practice to implement a compliant records management programme
- Legal issues that affect your records management
- A comparative view of record retention periods across Europe.
Click here to download the English or Dutch version.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


