# Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1961 of 17 October 2019 on implementing rules for handling CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information, Article 2: Criteria for access to CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information

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

1. Access to information classified as CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET may be granted after:
(a) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) The individual has acknowledged their responsibilities for protecting the information concerned; and
(d) 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.
2. Commission trainees shall not be given duties that require them to have access to CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information.
3. Access shall be withheld or permitted for other categories of staff in accordance with the table set out in the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1961/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-2
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