II. GRANTING ACCESS TO EUCI

An individual shall only be granted access to classified information after: his need-to-know has been determined; he has been briefed on the security rules and procedures for protecting EUCI and has acknowledged his responsibilities with regard to protecting such information; and in the case of information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or above: he has been granted a PSC to the relevant level or is otherwise duly authorised by virtue of his functions in accordance with national laws and regulations, or in the case of GSC officials, other servants or seconded national experts, he has been given authorisation for access to EUCI by the GSC Appointing Authority in accordance with paragraphs 16 to 25 up to a specified level and up to a specified date. Each Member State and the GSC shall identify the positions in their structures which require access to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or above and therefore require security clearance to the relevant level.

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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.