{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1963/annex-II/division-STANDARD/division-ARTICLE/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1963/annex-II/division-STANDARD/division-ARTICLE/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1963",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1963 of 17 October 2019 laying down implementing rules on industrial security with regard to classified procurement contracts",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1963",
  "path": "annex/II/division/STANDARD/division/ARTICLE/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "XX.1 EU classified information",
  "text": "If the implementation of the contract involves using or generating EU classified information, such information must be treated in accordance with the security aspects letter (SAL) and its security classification guide (SCG) as set out in Annex 1, and Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 and its implementing rules, until it is declassified.\nAny deliverables containing classified information must be submitted in accordance with special procedures agreed with the contracting authority.\nAction tasks involving classified information must not be subcontracted without prior explicit written approval from the contracting authority.\nEU classified information must not be released to any third party (including subcontractors) without prior explicit written approval from the contracting authority.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The contracting authority should insert the references once the implementing rules have been adopted."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1963/annex/II/division/STANDARD/division/ARTICLE/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:30.585648+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."
}