# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 32

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

Where permissible under national laws and regulations, security clearance granted by a competent national authority of a Member State for access to national classified information may, for a temporary period pending the granting of a PSC for access to EUCI, allow access by national officials to EUCI up to the equivalent level specified in the table of equivalence in Appendix B where such temporary access is required in the interests of the Union. NSAs shall inform the Security Committee where national laws and regulations do not permit such temporary access to EUCI.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/I/division/V/division/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-I/division-V/division-32
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