2014/233/EU: Council Decision of 14 April 2014 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

• CELEX: Decision 2013/488/EU
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Appendix B to Decision 2013/488/EU is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX ‘Appendix B

ANNEX

‘Appendix B

EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS

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) | nota  ( 1 ) below |

Bulgaria | Cтpoгo ceкретно | Ceкретно | Поверително | За служебно ползване |

Czech Republic | Přísně tajné | Tajné | Důvěrné | Vyhrazené |

Denmark | YDERST HEMMELIGT| HEMMELIGT| FORTROLIGT| TIL TJENESTEBRUG|

Germany | STRENG GEHEIM | GEHEIM | VS  ( 2 ) — 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 | nota  ( 3 ) 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 | Sigriet | Kunfidenzjali | Ristrett |

Top Secret | Secret | Confidential | Restricted  ( 4 )

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  ( 5 ) | HEMLIG/TOP SECRET HEMLIG AV SYNNERLIG BETYDELSE FÖR RIKETS SÄKERHET | HEMLIG/SECRET HEMLIG | HEMLIG/CONFIDENTIAL HEMLIG | HEMLIG/RESTRICTED HEMLIG |

United Kingdom | UK TOP SECRET| UK SECRET| nota  ( 6 ) below| UK OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE

( 1 )   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.

( 2 )   Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.

( 3 )   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.

( 4 )   The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.

( 5 )   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.

( 6 )   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”.’.