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Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247 of 19 December 2019 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247 of 19 December 2019 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

Decision (EU) 2019/2247 · Decision · 4 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

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

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

Supplementary provisions

‘APPENDIX B

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I ‘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 Czechia 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 Top Secret Sigriet Secret Kunfidenzjali Confidential Ristrett 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 Kvaliciferat hemlig Hemlig Konfidentiell Begränsat hemlig United Kingdom UK TOP SECRET UK SECRET nota  ( 5 ) 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 )   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”.

‘APPENDIX C

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II ‘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: +32 25014542 Fax +32 25014596 Email: nvo-ans@diplobel.fed.be ESTONIA National Security Authority Department Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Rahumäe tee 4B 11316 Tallinn Tel. +372 6939211 Fax +372 6935001 Email: nsa@fis.gov.ee BULGARIA State Commission on Information Security 4 Kozloduy Str. 1202 Sofia Tel. +359 29333600 Fax +359 29873750 Email: dksi@government.bg 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: +353 14082842 Tel. 2: +353 14082724 Email: nsa@dfa.ie CZECHIA Národní bezpečnostní úřad (National Security Authority) Na Popelce 2/16 150 06 Praha 56 Tel. +420 257283335 Fax +420 257283110 Email: oms@nbu.cz Website: www.nbu.cz GREECE Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ) Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών ΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα) Ελλάδα Τηλ.: +30 2106572045 (ώρες γραφείου) +30 2106572009 (ώρες γραφείου) Φαξ: +30 2106536279 +30 2106577612 Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) Counter Intelligence and Security Directorate (NSA) 227-231 HOLARGOS STG 1020 ATHENS Tel. +30 2106572045 +30 2106572009 Fax +30 2106536279 +30 2106577612 DENMARK Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Security Intelligence Service) Klausdalsbrovej 1 2860 Søborg Tel. +45 45159007 Fax +45 45150190 Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Defence Intelligence Service) Kastellet 30 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel. +45 33325566 Fax +45 33931320 SPAIN Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad Oficina Nacional de Seguridad Calle Argentona, 30 28023 Madrid Tel. +34 913725000 Fax +34 913725808 Email: nsa-sp@areatec.com GERMANY Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat Section ÖS II 5 Alt-Moabit 140 D-10557 Berlin Tel. +49 30186810 Fax +49 30186811441 Email 1: OESII5@bmi.bund.de Email 2: PersGS@bmi.bund.de 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. +33 171758177 Fax +33 171758200 CROATIA Office of the National Security Council Croatian NSA Jurjevska 34 10000 Zagreb Croatia Tel. +385 14681222 Fax +385 14686049 Email: NSACroatia@uvns.hr Website: www.uvns.hr LUXEMBOURG Autorité nationale de Sécurité Boîte postale 2379 1023 Luxembourg Tel. +352 24782210 central Tel. +352 24782253 direct Fax +352 24782243 ITALY Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri D.I.S. - U.C.Se Via di Santa Susanna, 15 00187 Roma Tel. +39 0661174266 Fax +39 064885273 HUNGARY Nemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet (National Security Authority of Hungary) 1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/B Postal address: 1399 Budapest, Pf. 710/50 Tel. +36 13911862 Fax +36 13911889 Email: nbf@nbf.hu 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: +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764 Τηλεομοιότυπ: +357 22302351 Ηλεκτρονικό Ταχυδρομείο: cynsa@mod.gov.cy Ministry of Defence Minister’s Military Staff National Security Authority (NSA) 172-174 Strovolou Avenue, 1432 Nicosia Postal code: 2048 Tel. +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764 Fax +357 22302351 Email: cynsa@mod.gov.cy MALTA Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security P.O. Box 146 MT-Valletta Tel. +356 21249844 Fax +356 25695321 LATVIA National Security Authority Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia P.O.Box 286 LV-1001 Riga Tel. +371 67025418 Email: ndi@sab.gov.lv NETHERLANDS Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties Postbus 20010 2500 EA Den Haag Tel. +31 703204400 Fax +31 703200733 Ministerie van Defensie Beveiligingsautoriteit Postbus 20701 2500 ES Den Haag Tel. +31 703187060 Fax +31 703187522 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. +370 570666128 Fax +370 70666700 Email: nsa@vsd.lt AUSTRIA Informationssicherheitskommission Bundeskanzleramt Ballhausplatz 2 1010 Wien Tel. +43 153115202594 Fax +43 153109202594 Email: isk@bka.gv.at POLAND Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego — ABW (Internal Security Agency) 2A Rakowiecka St. 00-993 Warszawa Tel. +48 225857663 Fax +48 225858509 Email: nsa@abw.gov.pl Website: www.abw.gov.pl SLOVAKIA Národný bezpečnostný úrad (National Security Authority) Budatínska 30 851 06 Bratislava Tel. +421 268691111 Fax +421 268691700 Email: podatelna@nbu.gov.sk Website: www.nbu.gov.sk PORTUGAL Presidência do Conselho de Ministros Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rua da Junqueira, 69 1300-342 Lisboa Tel. +351 213031710 Fax +351 213031711 FINLAND National Security Authority Ministry for Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 453 FI-00023 Government Tel. +358 916055890 Email: NSA@formin.fi 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. +40 212075114 Fax +40 212240714 Email: nsa.romania@nsa.ro Website: www.orniss.ro SWEDEN Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish National Security Authority 103 39 Stockholm Tel. +46 84051000 Email: ud-nsa@gov.se SLOVENIA Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov Gregorčičeva 27 1000 Ljubljana Tel. +386 14781390 Fax +386 14781399 Email: gp.uvtp@gov.si UNITED KINGDOM UK National Security Authority Cabinet Office Room 335 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Tel. 1: +44 2072765645 Tel. 2: +44 2072765497 Email: uk-nsa@cabinetoffice.gov.uk ’

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