# Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1962 of 17 October 2019 on implementing rules for handling RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED information, Article 5: Working with drafts

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

1. Information shall be classified as soon as it is produced. Personal notes, preliminary drafts or messages containing information that warrants classification at the level of RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED shall be marked as such from the outset and shall be produced and handled in accordance with this Decision.
2. If the final document no longer warrants the RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED classification level it shall be declassified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1962/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1962/article-5
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