# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 13

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

After the initial granting of a security clearance and provided that the individual has had uninterrupted service with a national administration or the GSC and has a continuing need for access to EUCI, the security clearance shall be reviewed for renewal at intervals not exceeding 5 years for a TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET clearance and 10 years for SECRET UE/EU SECRET and CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL clearances, with effect from the date of notification of the outcome of the last security investigation on which they were based. All security investigations for renewing a security clearance shall cover the period since the previous such investigation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/I/division/III/division/n5/division/2/division/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-I/division-III/division-n5/division-2/division-13
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