# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 38: The carriage of information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET from within the Union to the territory of a third State shall be by one of the following means:

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

(a) military or diplomatic courier;
(b) hand carriage, provided that:
(i) the package bears an official seal, or is packaged so as to indicate that it is an official consignment and should not undergo customs or security scrutiny;
(ii) individuals carry a courier certificate identifying the package and authorising them to carry the package;
(iii) EUCI does not leave the possession of the bearer, unless it is stored in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex II;
(iv) EUCI is not opened en route or read in public places; and
(v) individuals are briefed on their security responsibilities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/III/division/V/division/5/division/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-III/division-V/division-5/division-38
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