{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1961/article-43.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/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Evacuation and destruction of CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET UE/EU SECRET information in an emergency",
  "text": "1. The Head of Department shall develop, approve and if necessary activate emergency evacuation and destruction plans to safeguard EUCI that is at significant risk of falling into unauthorised hands during a crisis. In order of priority, and depending on the nature of the emergency, consideration shall be given to:\n(1) moving EUCI to an alternative safe place, where possible a Secured Area within the same building;\n(2) evacuating EUCI to an alternative safe place, where possible a Secured Area in a different building, where possible a Commission building;\n(3) destroying EUCI, where possible using the approved means of destruction.\n2. When emergency plans have been activated, priority shall be given to moving or destroying SECRET UE/EU SECRET information first, and any CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL thereafter.\n3. The operational details of emergency evacuation and destruction plans shall themselves be classified as RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED. A copy shall be kept in each safe that stores CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information so as to be accessible in the event of an emergency.",
  "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/43",
    "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."
}