Article 2 Criteria for access to CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information
United Kingdom
Access to information classified as CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET may be granted after:
The need for an individual to have access to certain CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information in order to be able to perform a professional function or task for the European Commission has been determined;
The individual has been briefed on the rules and the relevant security standards and guidelines for protecting CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information;
The individual has acknowledged their responsibilities for protecting the information concerned; and
The individual has been authorised by the Commission security authority to access EUCI up to the relevant level and until a specified date in accordance with Article 10(1)3 of Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444.
Commission trainees shall not be given duties that require them to have access to CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information.
Access shall be withheld or permitted for other categories of staff in accordance with the table set out in the Annex.