Recital 60

Upon receipt of an EPOC-PR, the addressee should preserve the requested data for a maximum of 60 days unless the issuing authority confirms that a subsequent request for production has been issued, in which case the preservation should be continued. The issuing authority should be able to extend the duration of the preservation by an additional 30 days where necessary to allow for the issuing of a subsequent request for production, using the form set out in this Regulation. Where the issuing authority confirms during the period of preservation that a subsequent request for production has been issued, the addressee should preserve the data as long as necessary to produce the data once the subsequent request for production is received. Such a confirmation should be sent to the addressee within the relevant deadline, in an official language of the enforcing State or in any other language accepted by the addressee, using the form set out in this Regulation. To prevent the preservation from ceasing, it should be sufficient that the subsequent request for production has been issued and the confirmation has been sent by the issuing authority; it should not be necessary to complete further required formalities for the transmission, such as the translation of documents, at that point in time. Where the preservation is no longer necessary, the issuing authority should inform the addressee without undue delay and the obligation to preserve on the basis of the European Preservation Order should cease.