# Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU), Division 29: For the transport of classified material as freight, the following principles shall be applied when determining security arrangements:

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

(a) security shall be assured at all stages during transportation from the point of origin to the final destination;
(b) the degree of protection afforded to a consignment shall be determined by the highest classification level of material contained within it;
(c) an FSC at the appropriate level shall be obtained for companies providing transportation. In such cases, personnel handling the consignment shall be security cleared in accordance with Annex I;
(d) prior to any cross-border movement of material classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET, a transportation plan shall be drawn up by the consignor and approved by the NSA/DSAs or any other competent security authority concerned;
(e) journeys shall be point to point to the extent possible, and shall be completed as quickly as circumstances permit; and
(f) whenever possible, routes should be only through Member States. Routes through States other than Member States should only be undertaken when authorised by the NSA/DSA or any other competent security authority of the States of both the consignor and the consignee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/488/annex/V/division/VI/division/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/annex-V/division-VI/division-29
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