# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 8

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

An FSC shall be granted by the NSA or DSA or any other competent security authority of a Member State to indicate, in accordance with national laws and regulations, that an industrial or other entity can protect EUCI at the appropriate classification level (CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET) within its facilities. It shall be presented to the GSC, as the contracting authority, before a contractor or subcontractor or potential contractor or subcontractor may be provided with or granted access to EUCI.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/V/division/III/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-V/division-III/division-8
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