{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-444/article-13",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/444",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-444",
  "path": "article/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Temporary security authorisations",
  "text": "1. In exceptional circumstances, where duly justified in the interests of the service and pending completion of a full security investigation, the Commission Security Authority, may, after consulting the NSA of the Member State of which the individual is a national and subject to the outcome of preliminary checks to verify that no relevant adverse information is known, grant a temporary authorisation for individuals to access EUCI for a specific function, without prejudice to the provisions regarding renewal of security clearances. Such temporary authorisations for access to EUCI shall be valid for a single period not exceeding six months and shall not permit access to information classified TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET.\n2. After having been briefed in accordance with Article 12(1), all individuals who have been granted a temporary authorisation shall acknowledge in writing that they have understood their obligations in respect of protecting EUCI and the consequences if EUCI is compromised. A record of such a written acknowledgement shall be kept by the Commission Security Authority",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/444/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:26.020475+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}