Member States shall ensure that the institutions and persons subject to this Directive keep the following for use as evidence in any investigation into money laundering:
- in the case of identification, a copy or the references of the evidence required, for a period of at least five years after the relationship with their customer has ended,
- in the case of transactions, the supporting evidence and records, consisting of the original documents or copies admissible in court proceedings under the applicable national legislation for a period of at least five years following execution of the transactions.