Other than for such purposes, personal data shall be erased in all national and Europol files after a period of one month, unless those data are required for the purposes of the specific ongoing criminal investigation for which they were requested by a Member State or by Europol.
Seachas i gcás na gcríoch thuasluaite, déanfar sonraí pearsanta a léirscriosadh sna comhaid náisiúnta uile agus i gcomhaid Europol uile tar éis tréimhse aon mhí, ach amháin má bhíonn na sonraí sin de dhíth chun críocha an imscrúdaithe choiriúil shonraigh atá ar siúl ar iarr Ballstát nó Europol na sonraí ina leith.