Kelly,

I think you could use any of these type products as a baseline for working 
on these international retention periods but not as a sole source.  I 
guess this might depend on what the industry you work in is and the risk 
you want to assume as a company.

Steps I would take
Have the locations review your entire domestic/current schedule and note 
the differences they perceive
Have them list the differences and note the retention periods they 
require.  Both legally (include citations) and administratively.  Also 
have them approve of the retention periods they agree with 
Have legal counsel (in-side/outside) or consultant review the proposed 
differences for justification and correctness
Decide whether you want a single global retention schedule, seperate 
domestic/international schedules or some combination.  This decision will 
be defined by the companies willingness to accept additional risk(keeping 
some records longer than needed domestically) and the complexity of the 
schedule.
Gain approval from all parties on the course of action and implement.  
This sets your baseline
On a regular basis (you decide) use the mentioned tool or  some method to 
validate the retention periods. The tool may be enough at this point-again 
depending on the industry and risk you want to assume.
Update the schedules if needed and be sure to communicate to all 
employee's that changes have occurred.


Hope this helps and good luck

My 2 cents on Friday afternoon

Steve Petersen CRM
Records Manager
Rockwell Collins Inc
319.295.5244

"Bringing Order Out of Chaos"



List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html
Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance