VI. CONTROL OF KEYS AND COMBINATIONS USED FOR PROTECTING EUCI

2013/488/EU: Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information · European Union

The competent security authority shall define procedures for managing keys and combination settings for offices, rooms, strong rooms and security containers. Such procedures shall protect against unauthorised access. Combination settings shall be committed to memory by the smallest possible number of individuals needing to know them. Combination settings for security containers and strong rooms storing EUCI shall be changed: on receipt of a new container; whenever there is a change in personnel knowing the combination; whenever a compromise has occurred or is suspected; when a lock has undergone maintenance or repair; and at least every 12 months.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.