# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 11

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

The contracting authority shall not award a classified contract with a preferred bidder before having received confirmation from the NSA/DSA or any other competent security authority of the Member State in which the contractor or subcontractor concerned is registered that, where required, an appropriate FSC has been issued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/V/division/III/division/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-V/division-III/division-11
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