# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 34: When an individual is to be assigned to a position that requires a security clearance at one level higher than that currently possessed by the individual, the assignment may be made on a provisional basis, provided that:

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

(a) the compelling need for access to EUCI at a higher level shall be justified, in writing, by the individual’s superior;
(b) access shall be limited to specific items of EUCI in support of the assignment;
(c) the individual holds a valid PSC or authorisation for access to EUCI;
(d) action has been initiated to obtain authorisation for the level of access required for the position;
(e) satisfactory checks have been made by the competent authority that the individual has not seriously or repeatedly infringed security regulations;
(f) the assignment of the individual is approved by the competent authority; and
(g) a record of the exception, including a description of the information to which access was approved, shall be kept by the registry or subordinate registry responsible.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/I/division/V/division/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-I/division-V/division-34
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