Retention of records
Article 19
Open ↗1. National certification schemes shall contain requirements for certification bodies concerning a record system for all relevant information produced in connection with the conformity assessment activities that they perform, including data issued and received by providers of wallet solutions and the electronic identification schemes under which they are provided. The records of such information shall be stored in a secure manner. The records may be kept electronically and shall remain accessible for as long as required by Union law or national law, and for at least five years, after the cancellation or expiry of the relevant certificate of conformity. 2. National certification schemes shall set out requirements for the holder of the certificate of conformity to store the following information securely for the purpose of this Regulation, and for at least five years after the cancellation or expiry of the relevant certificate of conformity: (a) records of the information provided to the certification body or any of its sub-contractors during the certification process; (b) specimens of hardware components that have been included in the scope of certification for the wallet solution. 3. National certification schemes shall require the holder of the certificate of conformity to make the information referred to in paragraph 1 available to the certification body or the supervisory body referred to in Article 46a(1) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 upon request.