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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-292/annex-Appendices/appendix-B",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/292",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2011/292/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-292",
  "path": "annex/Appendices/appendix/B",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS\nDiffusion 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.\nGermany: VS = Verschlusssache.\nFrance 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.\nSweden: the security classification markings in the top row are used by the defence authorities and the markings in the bottom row by other authorities.\nEU\nTRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET\nSECRET UE/EU SECRET\nCONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL\nRESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED\nBelgium\nTrès Secret (Loi 11.12.1998)\nZeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)\nSecret (Loi 11.12.1998)\nGeheim (Wet 11.12.1998)\nConfidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998)\nVertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998)\nnota below\nBulgaria\nCтpoгo ceкретно\nCeкретно\nПоверително\nЗа служебно ползване\nCzech Republic\nPřísně tajné\nTajné\nDůvěrné\nVyhrazené\nDenmark\nYderst hemmeligt\nHemmeligt\nFortroligt\nTil tjenestebrug\nGermany\nSTRENG GEHEIM\nGEHEIM\nVS— VERTRAULICH\nVS — NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH\nEstonia\nTäiesti salajane\nSalajane\nKonfidentsiaalne\nPiiratud\nIreland\nTop Secret\nSecret\nConfidential\nRestricted\nGreece\nΆκρως Απόρρητο\nAbr: ΑΑΠ\nΑπόρρητο\nAbr: (ΑΠ)\nΕμπιστευτικό\nΑbr: (ΕΜ)\nΠεριορισμένης Χρήσης\nAbr: (ΠΧ)\nSpain\nSECRETO\nRESERVADO\nCONFIDENCIAL\nDIFUSIÓN LIMITADA\nFrance\nTrès Secret Défense\nSecret Défense\nConfidentiel Défense\nnota below\nItaly\nSegretissimo\nSegreto\nRiservatissimo\nRiservato\nCyprus\nΆκρως Απόρρητο\nΑbr: (AΑΠ)\nΑπόρρητο\nΑbr: (ΑΠ)\nΕμπιστευτικό\nΑbr: (ΕΜ)\nΠεριορισμένης Χρήσης\nΑbr: (ΠΧ)\nLatvia\nSevišķi slepeni\nSlepeni\nKonfidenciāli\nDienesta vajadzībām\nLithuania\nVisiškai slaptai\nSlaptai\nKonfidencialiai\nRiboto naudojimo\nLuxembourg\nTrès Secret Lux\nSecret Lux\nConfidentiel Lux\nRestreint Lux\nHungary\nSzigorúan titkos!\nTitkos!\nBizalmas!\nKorlátozott terjesztésű!\nMalta\nL-Ogħla Segretezza\nSigriet\nKunfidenzjali\nRistrett\nNetherlands\nStg. ZEER GEHEIM\nStg. GEHEIM\nStg. CONFIDENTIEEL\nDep. VERTROUWELIJK\nAustria\nStreng Geheim\nGeheim\nVertraulich\nEingeschränkt\nPoland\nŚciśle Tajne\nTajne\nPoufne\nZastrzeżone\nPortugal\nMuito Secreto\nSecreto\nConfidencial\nReservado\nRomania\nStrict secret de importanță deosebită\nStrict secret\nSecret\nSecret de serviciu\nSlovenia\nStrogo tajno\nTajno\nZaupno\nInterno\nSlovakia\nPrísne tajné\nTajné\nDôverné\nVyhradené\nFinland\nERITTÄIN SALAINEN\nYTTERST HEMLIG\nSALAINEN\nHEMLIG\nLUOTTAMUKSELLINEN\nKONFIDENTIELL\nKÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU\nBEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG\nSweden\nHEMLIG/TOP SECRET\nHEMLIG AV SYNNERLIG BETYDELSE FÖR RIKETS SÄKERHET\nHEMLIG/SECRET\nHEMLIG\nHEMLIG/CONFIDENTIAL\nHEMLIG\nHEMLIG/RESTRICTED\nHEMLIG\nUnited Kingdom\nTop Secret\nSecret\nConfidential\nRestricted",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Germany: VS = Verschlusssache."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
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