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Council Decision (EU) 2020/961 of 29 June 2020 granting Mr Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET

EU Decision 2020/961 · Adopted 29 June 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2020/961

of 29 June 2020

granting Mr Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified informationf1, and in particular point (a) of paragraph 18 of Annex I thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2017/262 of 6 February 2017 determining, for the General Secretariat of the Council, the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and repealing Decision 2013/811/EUf2,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2020/618 of 30 April 2020 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025f3,

Whereas:

(1)

The competent Danish national security authority gave a positive assurance on 11 June 2020 with regard to access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET by Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.

(2)

It is necessary, owing to his assignment and the needs of the service, to authorise Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN to have access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 39, 16.2.2017, p. 4.

f3

OJ L 143, 6.5.2020, p. 11.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature

1

1.

Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN is hereby granted authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council for the purposes of his assignment.

2.

The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the duration of the assignment for which this authorisation is granted and shall not exceed a period of five years, starting from the date this Decision takes effect.

2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2020.

3

This Decision is addressed to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2020.

For the Council

The President

A. Metelko-Zgombić