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In order to determine the security classification of the various elements of a classified contract, the following principles shall apply: in preparing an SCG, the GSC shall take into account all relevant security aspects, including the security classification assigned to information provided and approved to be used for the contract by the originator of the information; the overall level of classification of the contract may not be lower than the highest classification of any of its elements; and where relevant, the GSC shall liaise with the Member States’ NSAs/DSAs or any other competent security authority concerned in the event of any changes regarding the classification of information created by or provided to contractors in the performance of a contract and when making any subsequent changes to the SCG.

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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.