Article 27 Procedures to be followed during a RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED meeting

At the start of the classified discussion, the Chair shall announce to the meeting that it is moving into classified mode. The doors and blinds shall be closed.

Only the necessary number of documents shall be given to participants and interpreters, as appropriate, at the start of the discussion.

RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED documents shall not be left unattended during any breaks in the meeting.

At the end of the meeting, the participants and interpreters shall be reminded not to leave any classified documents or classified notes they might have made lying unattended in the room. Classified documents or notes not taken away by the participants at the end of the meeting shall be collected by the meeting organisers and shredded in appropriate shredders.

The list of participants and an outline of any classified information shared with Member States and released orally to third countries or international organisations shall be noted down during the meeting in order to be recorded in the outcome of proceedings.