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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-37.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1961",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961",
  "path": "article/37",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "When to downgrade or declassify",
  "text": "1. Information shall remain classified only for as long as it requires protection. Downgrading means a reduction in the level of security classification. Declassification means that the information shall no longer be considered as classified at all. At the time of its creation, the originator shall indicate, where possible, whether the EUCI can be downgraded or declassified on a given date or following a specific event. Otherwise, the originator shall review the information and assess the risks at least every 5 years in order to determine whether the original classification level is still appropriate.\n2. Commission documents may also be downgraded or declassified on an ad hoc basis, for example following a request for access from the public.",
  "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/2019/1961/article/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:30.720298+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."
}