Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444Show full title

Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

ANNEX IU.K. 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

Sweden: the security classification markings in the top row are used by the defence authorities and the markings in the bottom row by other authorities.

e

The UK handles and protects EUCI marked CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the protective security requirements for UK SECRET.

EUTRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRETSECRET UE/EU SECRETCONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIALRESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED
EURATOMEURA TOP SECRETEURA SECRETEURA CONFIDENTIALEURA 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)

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BulgariaCтpoгo ceкретноCeкретноПоверителноЗа служебно ползване
Czech RepublicPřísně tajnéTajnéDůvěrnéVyhrazené
DenmarkYderst hemmeligtHemmeligtFortroligtTil tjenestebrug
GermanyStreng geheimGeheimVSb — VertraulichVS — Nur für den Dienstgebrauch
EstoniaTäiesti salajaneSalajaneKonfidentsiaalnePiiratud
IrelandTop SecretSecretConfidentialRestricted
Greece

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Abr: ΑΑΠ

Απόρρητο

Abr: (ΑΠ)

Εμπιστευτικό

Αbr: (ΕΜ)

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Abr: (ΠΧ)

SpainSecretoReservadoConfidencialDifusión Limitada
FranceTrès Secret DéfenseSecret DéfenseConfidentiel Défensenotac below
CroatiaVRLO TAJNOTAJNOPOVJERLJIVOOGRANIČENO
ItalySegretissimoSegretoRiservatissimoRiservato
Cyprus

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Αbr: (ΑΑΠ)

Απόρρητο

Αbr: (ΑΠ)

Εμπιστευτικό

Αbr: (ΕΜ)

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Αbr: (ΠΧ)

LatviaSevišķi slepeniSlepeniKonfidenciāliDienesta vajadzībām
LithuaniaVisiškai slaptaiSlaptaiKonfidencialiaiRiboto naudojimo
LuxembourgTrès Secret LuxSecret LuxConfidentiel LuxRestreint Lux
Hungary‘Szigorúan titkos!’‘Titkos!’‘Bizalmas!’‘Korlátozott terjesztésű!’
MaltaL-Ogħla SegretezzaSigrietKunfidenzjaliRistrett
NetherlandsStg. ZEER GEHEIMStg. GEHEIMStg. CONFIDENTIEELDep. VERTROUWELIJK
AustriaStreng GeheimGeheimVertraulichEingeschränkt
PolandŚciśle TajneTajnePoufneZastrzeżone
PortugalMuito SecretoSecretoConfidencialReservado
RomaniaStrict secret de importanță deosebităStrict secretSecretSecret de serviciu
SloveniaStrogo tajnoTajnoZaupnoInterno
SlovakiaPrísne tajnéTajnéDôvernéVyhradené
Finland

ERITTÄIN SALAINEN

YTTERST HEMLIG

SALAINEN

HEMLIG

LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN

KONFIDENTIELL

KÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU

BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG

Swedend

HEMLIG/TOP SECRET

HEMLIG AV SYNNERLIG BETYDELSE FÖR RIKETS SÄKERHET

HEMLIG/SECRET

HEMLIG

HEMLIG/CONFIDENTIAL

HEMLIG

HEMLIG/RESTRICTED

HEMLIG

United KingdomUK TOP SECRETUK SECRETNo equivalenteUK OFFICIAL — SENSITIVE