# Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1963 of 17 October 2019 laying down implementing rules on industrial security with regard to classified procurement contracts, Article 7: Basic principles

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

1. Where the Commission, contractors or subcontractors require access to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET on each other's premises for the performance of a classified contract, visits shall be arranged in liaison with the NSAs/DSAs or any other competent security authority concerned.
2. The visits referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) the visit shall have an official purpose related to a classified contract let by the Commission;
(b) any visitor shall hold a PSC at the required level and have a need-to-know in order to access EUCI provided or generated in the performance of a classified contract let by the Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1963/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1963/article-7
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