Article 22 Carriage of CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET documents within the Union
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CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information may be carried by staff or Commission couriers anywhere within the Union provided they comply with the following instructions:
opaque double envelopes or packaging shall be used to convey CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information. The outside shall not bear any indication of the nature or classification level of its contents;
the CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information shall not leave the possession of the bearer; and
the envelope or package shall not be opened en route and the information shall not be read in public places.
Registry staff wishing to send CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL information to other locations in the Union may arrange for it to be conveyed by one of the following means:
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by national postal services that track the consignment or certain commercial courier services that guarantee personal hand carriage, provided that they meet the requirements set out in Article 24 of this Decision;
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by military, government or diplomatic courier.
Staff wishing to send SECRET UE/EU SECRET information to other Member States in the EU may only arrange with their Registry for it to be conveyed by military, government or diplomatic courier, but not by postal services or commercial couriers.
Commission staff or official Commission couriers bearing CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information shall carry a courier certificate for each consignment, issued by the respective department's registry, which certifies that the bearer is authorised to carry the consignment.