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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488/attachment-3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/488",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2013/488/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-488",
  "path": "attachment/3",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Appendix B\nEQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS\nDiffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects ‘ RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED ’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.\nGermany: VS = Verschlusssache.\nFrance does not use the classification ‘ RESTREINT ’ in its national system. France handles and protects ‘ RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED ’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.\nThe Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.\nThe UK no longer uses the classification ‘ UK CONFIDENTIAL ’ in its national system. The UK handles and protects ‘ CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL ’ classified information in accordance with the protective security requirements for ‘ UK SECRET ’ .\nEU\nTRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET\nSECRET UE/EU SECRET\nCONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL\nRESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED\nBelgium\nTrès Secret (Loi 11.12.1998 )\nZeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998 )\nSecret (Loi 11.12.1998 )\nGeheim (Wet 11.12.1998 )\nConfidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998 )\nVertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998 )\nnota below\nBulgaria\nCтpoгo ceкретно\nCeкретно\nПоверително\nЗа служебно ползване\nCzechia\nPřísně tajné\nTajné\nDůvěrné\nVyhrazené\nDenmark\nYDERST HEMMELIGT\nHEMMELIGT\nFORTROLIGT\nTIL TJENESTEBRUG\nGermany\nSTRENG GEHEIM\nGEHEIM\nVS - VERTRAULICH\nVS - NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH\nEstonia\nTäiesti salajane\nSalajane\nKonfidentsiaalne\nPiiratud\nIreland\nTop Secret\nSecret\nConfidential\nRestricted\nGreece\nΆκρως Απόρρητο\nAbr: ΑΑΠ\nΑπόρρητο\nAbr: (ΑΠ)\nΕμπιστευτικό\nΑbr: (ΕΜ)\nΠεριορισμένης Χρήσης\nAbr: (ΠΧ)\nSpain\nSECRETO\nRESERVADO\nCONFIDENCIAL\nDIFUSIÓN LIMITADA\nFrance\nTrès Secret Défense\nSecret Défense\nConfidentiel Défense\nnota below\nCroatia\nVRLO TAJNO\nTAJNO\nPOVJERLJIVO\nOGRANIČENO\nItaly\nSegretissimo\nSegreto\nRiservatissimo\nRiservato\nCyprus\nΆκρως Απόρρητο\nΑbr: (ΑΑΠ)\nΑπόρρητο\nΑbr: (ΑΠ)\nΕμπιστευτικό\nΑbr: (ΕΜ)\nΠεριορισμένης Χρήσης\nΑbr: (ΠΧ)\nLatvia\nSevišķi slepeni\nSlepeni\nKonfidenciāli\nDienesta vajadzībām\nLithuania\nVisiškai slaptai\nSlaptai\nKonfidencialiai\nRiboto naudojimo\nLuxembourg\nTrès Secret Lux\nSecret Lux\nConfidentiel Lux\nRestreint Lux\nHungary\nSzigorúan titkos!\nTitkos!\nBizalmas!\nKorlátozott terjesztésű!\nMalta\nL-Ogħla Segretezza\nTop Secret\nSigriet\nSecret\nKunfidenzjali\nConfidential\nRistrett\nRestricted\nNetherlands\nStg. ZEER GEHEIM\nStg. GEHEIM\nStg. CONFIDENTIEEL\nDep. VERTROUWELIJK\nAustria\nStreng Geheim\nGeheim\nVertraulich\nEingeschränkt\nPoland\nŚciśle Tajne\nTajne\nPoufne\nZastrzeżone\nPortugal\nMuito Secreto\nSecreto\nConfidencial\nReservado\nRomania\nStrict secret de importanță deosebită\nStrict secret\nSecret\nSecret de serviciu\nSlovenia\nSTROGO TAJNO\nTAJNO\nZAUPNO\nINTERNO\nSlovakia\nPrísne tajné\nTajné\nDôverné\nVyhradené\nFinland\nERITTÄIN SALAINEN YTTERST HEMLIG\nSALAINEN HEMLIG\nLUOTTAMUKSELLINEN KONFIDENTIELL\nKÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG\nSweden\nKvaliciferat hemlig\nHemlig\nKonfidentiell\nBegränsat hemlig\nUnited Kingdom\nUK TOP SECRET\nUK SECRET\nnota below\nUK OFFICIAL SENSITIVE",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247 of 19 December 2019 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Diffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects ‘ RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED ’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Germany: VS = Verschlusssache."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "France does not use the classification ‘ RESTREINT ’ in its national system. France handles and protects ‘ RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED ’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "The UK no longer uses the classification ‘ UK CONFIDENTIAL ’ in its national system. The UK handles and protects ‘ CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL ’ classified information in accordance with the protective security requirements for ‘ UK SECRET ’ ."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:00.335921+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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