Basic principles
Article 8
1. Where the granting authority, experts, beneficiaries or subcontractors require access to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET on each other’s premises in the context of the implementation of a classified grant agreement, visits shall be arranged in liaison with the NSAs or DSAs or any other competent security authorities concerned. 2. The visits referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the following requirements: (a) the visit shall have an official purpose related to the classified grant; (b) any visitor shall hold a PSC at the required level and shall have a need-to-know in order to access EUCI used or generated in the performance of the classified grant.