Archiving period for Documents in IATF 16949

Regarding the retention of records, the legal regulations and the periods specified by the customer-specific requirements are important. The first issue to be examined is these 2 places. 

In addition, the IATF 16949: 2016 standard defined in clause 7.5.3.2.1 as follows.

"Production part approvals, tooling records including maintenance and ownership), product and process design records, purchase orders (if applicable), or contracts and amendments shall be retained for the length of time that the product is active for production and service requirements, plus one calendar year unless otherwise specified by the customer or regulatory agency."