Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247Show full title

Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247

of 19 December 2019

amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure(1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EU(2) contains a table of equivalence of security classifications.

(2) Appendix C to that decision contains a list of national security authorities (NSAs).

(3) Sweden has notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications and to its NSAs.

(4) Furthermore, Bulgaria, the Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and the United Kingdom have notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to their respective NSAs.

(5) Decision 2013/488/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

Appendices B and C to Decision 2013/488/EU are replaced by the text appearing respectively in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Decision.

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.

For the Council

The President

K. Mikkonen

ANNEX I U.K.

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APPENDIX B

EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS

a Diffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.
b Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.
c France does not use the classification “RESTREINT” in its national system. France handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.
d The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.
e The UK no longer uses the classification “UK CONFIDENTIAL” in its national system. The UK handles and protects “CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL” classified information in accordance with the protective security requirements for “UK SECRET”.
EU	TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET	SECRET UE/EU SECRET	CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL	RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED
Belgium	Très Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Zeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)	Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)	Confidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998) Vertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998)	notaa below
Bulgaria	Cтpoгo ceкретно	Ceкретно	Поверително	За служебно ползване
Czechia	Přísně tajné	Tajné	Důvěrné	Vyhrazené
Denmark	YDERST HEMMELIGT	HEMMELIGT	FORTROLIGT	TIL TJENESTEBRUG
Germany	STRENG GEHEIM	GEHEIM	VSb - VERTRAULICH	VS - NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH
Estonia	Täiesti salajane	Salajane	Konfidentsiaalne	Piiratud
Ireland	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted
Greece	Άκρως Απόρρητο Abr: ΑΑΠ	Απόρρητο Abr: (ΑΠ)	Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ)	Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Abr: (ΠΧ)
Spain	SECRETO	RESERVADO	CONFIDENCIAL	DIFUSIÓN LIMITADA
France	Très Secret Défense	Secret Défense	Confidentiel Défense	notac below
Croatia	VRLO TAJNO	TAJNO	POVJERLJIVO	OGRANIČENO
Italy	Segretissimo	Segreto	Riservatissimo	Riservato
Cyprus	Άκρως Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΑΠ)	Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΠ)	Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ)	Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Αbr: (ΠΧ)
Latvia	Sevišķi slepeni	Slepeni	Konfidenciāli	Dienesta vajadzībām
Lithuania	Visiškai slaptai	Slaptai	Konfidencialiai	Riboto naudojimo
Luxembourg	Très Secret Lux	Secret Lux	Confidentiel Lux	Restreint Lux
Hungary	Szigorúan titkos!	Titkos!	Bizalmas!	Korlátozott terjesztésű!
Malta	L-Ogħla Segretezza Top Secret	Sigriet Secret	Kunfidenzjali Confidential	Ristrett Restrictedd
Netherlands	Stg. ZEER GEHEIM	Stg. GEHEIM	Stg. CONFIDENTIEEL	Dep. VERTROUWELIJK
Austria	Streng Geheim	Geheim	Vertraulich	Eingeschränkt
Poland	Ściśle Tajne	Tajne	Poufne	Zastrzeżone
Portugal	Muito Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado
Romania	Strict secret de importanță deosebită	Strict secret	Secret	Secret de serviciu
Slovenia	STROGO TAJNO	TAJNO	ZAUPNO	INTERNO
Slovakia	Prísne tajné	Tajné	Dôverné	Vyhradené
Finland	ERITTÄIN SALAINEN YTTERST HEMLIG	SALAINEN HEMLIG	LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN KONFIDENTIELL	KÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG
Sweden	Kvaliciferat hemlig	Hemlig	Konfidentiell	Begränsat hemlig
United Kingdom	UK TOP SECRET	UK SECRET	notae below	UK OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

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ANNEX II U.K.

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APPENDIX C

LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES (NSAs)

BELGIUM Autorité nationale de Sécurité SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement 15, rue des Petits Carmes 1000 Bruxelles Tel. Secretariat: [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]	ESTONIA National Security Authority Department Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Rahumäe tee 4B 11316 Tallinn Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]
BULGARIA State Commission on Information Security 4 Kozloduy Str. 1202 Sofia Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.dksi.bg	IRELAND National Security Authority Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 76 - 78 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 D02 DX45 Ireland Tel. 1: [phone] Tel. 2: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
CZECHIA Národní bezpečnostní úřad (National Security Authority) Na Popelce 2/16 150 06 Praha 56 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.nbu.cz	GREECE Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ) Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών ΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα) Ελλάδα Τηλ.: [phone] (ώρες γραφείου) [phone] (ώρες γραφείου) Φαξ: [phone] [phone] Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) Counter Intelligence and Security Directorate (NSA) 227-231 HOLARGOS STG 1020 ATHENS Tel. [phone] [phone] Fax [phone] [phone]
DENMARK Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Security Intelligence Service) Klausdalsbrovej 1 2860 Søborg Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Defence Intelligence Service) Kastellet 30 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]	SPAIN Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad Oficina Nacional de Seguridad Calle Argentona, 30 28023 Madrid Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]
GERMANY Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat Section ÖS II 5 Alt-Moabit 140 D-10557 Berlin Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email 1: [e-mail] Email 2: [e-mail]	FRANCE Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale Sous-direction Protection du secret (SGDSN/PSD) 51 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75700 Paris 07 SP Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
CROATIA Office of the National Security Council Croatian NSA Jurjevska 34 10000 Zagreb Croatia Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.uvns.hr	LUXEMBOURG Autorité nationale de Sécurité Boîte postale 2379 1023 Luxembourg Tel. [phone] central Tel. [phone] direct Fax [phone]
ITALY Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri D.I.S. - U.C.Se Via di Santa Susanna, 15 00187 Roma Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]	HUNGARY Nemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet (National Security Authority of Hungary) 1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/B Postal address: 1399 Budapest, Pf. 710/50 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.nbf.hu
CYPRUS ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ TΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΗ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ (ΕΑΑ) Υπουργείο Άμυνας Λεωφόρος Στροβόλου 172-174, 1432 Λευκωσία Ταχυδρομικός Κώδικας: 2048 Τηλεφωνα: [phone], [phone], [phone] Τηλεομοιότυπ: [phone] Ηλεκτρονικό Ταχυδρομείο: [e-mail] Ministry of Defence Minister’s Military Staff National Security Authority (NSA) 172-174 Strovolou Avenue, 1432 Nicosia Postal code: 2048 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]	MALTA Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security P.O. Box 146 MT-Valletta Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
LATVIA National Security Authority Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia P.O.Box 286 LV-1001 Riga Tel. [phone] Email: [e-mail]	NETHERLANDS Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties Postbus 20010 2500 EA Den Haag Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Ministerie van Defensie Beveiligingsautoriteit Postbus 20701 2500 ES Den Haag Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
LITHUANIA Lietuvos Respublikos paslapčių apsaugos koordinavimo komisija (The Commission for Secrets Protection Coordination of the Republic of Lithuania National Security Authority) Pilaitės ave. 19 LT-06264 Vilnius Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]	AUSTRIA Informationssicherheitskommission Bundeskanzleramt Ballhausplatz 2 1010 Wien Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]
POLAND Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego — ABW (Internal Security Agency) 2A Rakowiecka St. 00-993 Warszawa Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.abw.gov.pl	SLOVAKIA Národný bezpečnostný úrad (National Security Authority) Budatínska 30 851 06 Bratislava Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.nbu.gov.sk
PORTUGAL Presidência do Conselho de Ministros Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rua da Junqueira, 69 1300-342 Lisboa Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]	FINLAND National Security Authority Ministry for Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 453 FI-00023 Government Tel. [phone] Email: [e-mail]
ROMANIA Oficiul Registrului Național al Informațiilor Secrete de Stat – Romanian NSA – ORNISS National Registry Office for Classified Information Strada Mureș nr. 4 012275 Bucharest Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.orniss.ro	SWEDEN Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish National Security Authority 103 39 Stockholm Tel. [phone] Email: [e-mail]
SLOVENIA Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov Gregorčičeva 27 1000 Ljubljana Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail]	UNITED KINGDOM UK National Security Authority Cabinet Office Room 335 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Tel. 1: [phone] Tel. 2: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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(1)

OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35.

(2)

Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).