# 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 23: Carriage of CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information from or to the territory of a third country

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

1. Information classified as CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET may be hand-carried by staff between the territory of the Union and the territory of a third country.
2. Registry staff may arrange for carriage by military or diplomatic courier.
3. When hand-carrying either paper documents or removable storage media classified as CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET, staff shall comply with all of the following additional measures:
When travelling by public transport the classified information shall be placed in a briefcase or bag that is kept in the bearer's personal custody. It shall not be consigned to a baggage hold.
The inner layer of packaging shall bear an official seal to indicate that it is an official consignment and is not to undergo security scrutiny.
The bearer shall carry a courier certificate, which certifies that the bearer is authorised to carry the CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET consignment, issued by the relevant department's registry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1961/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-23
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