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Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

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ANNEX IU.K. EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS

a

Diffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects ‘RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.

b

Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.

c

France does not use the classification ‘RESTREINT’ in its national system. France handles and protects ‘RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED’ information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.

d

Sweden: the security classification markings in the top row are used by the defence authorities and the markings in the bottom row by other authorities.

e

The UK handles and protects EUCI marked CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the protective security requirements for UK SECRET.

EUTRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRETSECRET UE/EU SECRETCONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIALRESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED
EURATOMEURA TOP SECRETEURA SECRETEURA CONFIDENTIALEURA RESTRICTED
Belgium

Très Secret (Loi 11.12.1998)

Zeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)

Secret (Loi 11.12.1998)

Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)

Confidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998)

Vertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998)

notaa below
BulgariaCтpoгo ceкретноCeкретноПоверителноЗа служебно ползване
Czech RepublicPřísně tajnéTajnéDůvěrnéVyhrazené
DenmarkYderst hemmeligtHemmeligtFortroligtTil tjenestebrug
GermanyStreng geheimGeheimVSb — VertraulichVS — Nur für den Dienstgebrauch
EstoniaTäiesti salajaneSalajaneKonfidentsiaalnePiiratud
IrelandTop SecretSecretConfidentialRestricted
Greece

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Abr: ΑΑΠ

Απόρρητο

Abr: (ΑΠ)

Εμπιστευτικό

Αbr: (ΕΜ)

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Abr: (ΠΧ)

SpainSecretoReservadoConfidencialDifusión Limitada
FranceTrès Secret DéfenseSecret DéfenseConfidentiel Défensenotac below
CroatiaVRLO TAJNOTAJNOPOVJERLJIVOOGRANIČENO
ItalySegretissimoSegretoRiservatissimoRiservato
Cyprus

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Αbr: (ΑΑΠ)

Απόρρητο

Αbr: (ΑΠ)

Εμπιστευτικό

Αbr: (ΕΜ)

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Αbr: (ΠΧ)

LatviaSevišķi slepeniSlepeniKonfidenciāliDienesta vajadzībām
LithuaniaVisiškai slaptaiSlaptaiKonfidencialiaiRiboto naudojimo
LuxembourgTrès Secret LuxSecret LuxConfidentiel LuxRestreint Lux
Hungary‘Szigorúan titkos!’‘Titkos!’‘Bizalmas!’‘Korlátozott terjesztésű!’
MaltaL-Ogħla SegretezzaSigrietKunfidenzjaliRistrett
NetherlandsStg. ZEER GEHEIMStg. GEHEIMStg. CONFIDENTIEELDep. VERTROUWELIJK
AustriaStreng GeheimGeheimVertraulichEingeschränkt
PolandŚciśle TajneTajnePoufneZastrzeżone
PortugalMuito SecretoSecretoConfidencialReservado
RomaniaStrict secret de importanță deosebităStrict secretSecretSecret de serviciu
SloveniaStrogo tajnoTajnoZaupnoInterno
SlovakiaPrísne tajnéTajnéDôvernéVyhradené
Finland

ERITTÄIN SALAINEN

YTTERST HEMLIG

SALAINEN

HEMLIG

LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN

KONFIDENTIELL

KÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU

BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG

Swedend

HEMLIG/TOP SECRET

HEMLIG AV SYNNERLIG BETYDELSE FÖR RIKETS SÄKERHET

HEMLIG/SECRET

HEMLIG

HEMLIG/CONFIDENTIAL

HEMLIG

HEMLIG/RESTRICTED

HEMLIG

United KingdomUK TOP SECRETUK SECRETNo equivalenteUK OFFICIAL — SENSITIVE

ANNEX IIU.K. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AcronymMeaning
CACrypto Authority
CAACrypto Approval Authority
CCTVClosed Circuit Television
CDACrypto Distribution Authority
CISCommunication and Information Systems handling EUCI
DSADesignated Security Authority
EUCIEU Classified Information
FSCFacility Security Clearance
IAInformation Assurance
IAAInformation Assurance Authority
IDSIntrusion Detection System
ITInformation Technology
LSOLocal Security Officer
NSANational Security Authority
PSCPersonnel Security Clearance
PSCCPersonnel Security Clearance Certificate
PSIProgramme/Project Security Instructions
RCORegistry Control Officer
SAASecurity Accreditation Authority
SALSecurity Aspects Letter
SCGSecurity Classification Guide
SecOPsSecurity Operating Procedures
TATEMPEST Authority
TFEUTreaty on the Functioning of the EU

ANNEX IIIU.K. LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES

BELGIUMU.K.

Autorité nationale de Sécurité

SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement

15, rue des Petits Carmes

1000 Bruxelles

Tel. Secretariat: +32 25014542

Fax +32 25014596

E-mail: nvo-ans@diplobel.fed.be

BULGARIAU.K.

State Commission on Information Security

90 Cherkovna Str.

1505 Sofia

Tel. +359 29333600

Fax +359 29873750

E-mail: dksi@government.bg

Website: www.dksi.bg

CZECH REPUBLICU.K.

Národní bezpečnostní úřad

(National Security Authority)

Na Popelce 2/16

150 06 Praha 56

Tel. +420 257283335

Fax +420 257283110

E-mail: czech.nsa@nbu.cz

Website: www.nbu.cz

DENMARKU.K.

Politiets Efterretningstjeneste

(Danish Security Intelligence Service)

Klausdalsbrovej 1

2860 Søborg

Tel. +45 33148888

Fax +45 33430190

Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste

(Danish Defence Intelligence Service)

Kastellet 30

2100 Copenhagen Ø

Tel. +45 33325566

Fax +45 33931320

GERMANYU.K.

Bundesministerium des Innern

Referat ÖS III 3

Alt-Moabit 101 D

D-11014 Berlin

Tel. +49 30186810

Fax +49 30186811441

E-mail: oesIII3@bmi.bund.de

ESTONIAU.K.

National Security Authority Department

Estonian Ministry of Defence

Sakala 1

15094 Tallinn

Tel. +372 7170113 0019, +372 7170117

Fax +372 7170213

E-mail: nsa@mod.gov.ee

GREECEU.K.

Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ)

Διακλαδική Διεύθυνση Στρατιωτικών Πληροφοριών (ΔΔΣΠ)

Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών

ΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα)

Ελλάδα

Τηλ.: +30 2106572045 (ώρες γραφείου)

+ 30 2106572009 (ώρες γραφείου)

Φαξ: +30 2106536279; + 30 2106577612

Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)

Military Intelligence Sectoral Directorate

Security Counterintelligence Directorate

GR-STG 1020 Holargos — Athens

Tel. +30 2106572045

+ 30 2106572009

Fax +30 2106536279, +30 2106577612

SPAINU.K.

Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad

Oficina Nacional de Seguridad

Avenida Padre Huidobro s/n

28023 Madrid

Tel. +34 913725000

Fax +34 913725808

E-mail: nsa-sp@areatec.com

FRANCEU.K.

Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale

Sous-direction Protection du secret (SGDSN/PSD)

51 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg

75700 Paris 07 SP

Tel. +33 171758177

Fax + 33 171758200

CROATIAU.K.

Office of the National Security Council

Croatian NSA

Jurjevska 34

10000 Zagreb

Croatia

Tel. +385 14681222

Fax + 385 14686049

Website: www.uvns.hr

IRELANDU.K.

National Security Authority

Department of Foreign Affairs

76 — 78 Harcourt Street

Dublin 2

Tel. +353 14780822

Fax +353 14082959

ITALYU.K.

Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

D.I.S. — U.C.Se.

Via di Santa Susanna, 15

00187 Roma

Tel. +39 0661174266

Fax +39 064885273

CYPRUSU.K.

ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ

ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ

Εθνική Αρχή Ασφάλειας (ΕΑΑ)

Υπουργείο Άμυνας

Λεωφόρος Εμμανουήλ Ροΐδη 4

1432 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος

Τηλέφωνα: +357 22807569, +357 22807643,

+357 22807764

Τηλεομοιότυπο: +357 22302351

Ministry of Defence

Minister's Military Staff

National Security Authority (NSA)

4 Emanuel Roidi street

1432 Nicosia

Tel. +357 22807569, +357 22807643,

+357 22807764

Fax +357 22302351

E-mail: cynsa@mod.gov.cy

LATVIAU.K.

National Security Authority

Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia

P.O.Box 286

LV-1001 Riga

Tel. +371 67025418

Fax +371 67025454

E-mail: ndi@sab.gov.lv

LITHUANIAU.K.

Lietuvos Respublikos paslapčių apsaugos koordinavimo komisija

(The Commission for Secrets Protection Coordination of the Republic of Lithuania National Security Authority)

Gedimino 40/1

LT-01110 Vilnius

Tel. +370 706 66701, +370 706 66702

Fax +370 706 66700

E-mail: nsa@vsd.lt

LUXEMBOURGU.K.

Autorité nationale de Sécurité

Boîte postale 2379

1023 Luxembourg

Tel. +352 24782210 central

+ 352 24782253 direct

Fax +352 24782243

HUNGARYU.K.

Nemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet

(National Security Authority of Hungary)

H-1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/B

Tel. +36 (1) 7952303

Fax +36 (1) 7950344

Postal address:

H-1357 Budapest, PO Box 2

E-mail: nbf@nbf.hu

Website: www.nbf.hu

MALTAU.K.

Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security

P.O. Box 146

MT-Valletta

Tel. +356 21249844

Fax +356 25695321

NETHERLANDSU.K.

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Postbus 20010

2500 EA Den Haag

Tel. +31 703204400

Fax +31 703200733

Ministerie van Defensie

Beveiligingsautoriteit

Postbus 20701

2500 ES Den Haag

Tel. +31 703187060

Fax +31 703187522

AUSTRIAU.K.

Informationssicherheitskommission

Bundeskanzleramt

Ballhausplatz 2

1014 Wien

Tel. +43 1531152594

Fax +43 1531152615

E-mail: ISK@bka.gv.at

POLANDU.K.

Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego — ABW

(Internal Security Agency)

2A Rakowiecka St.

00-993 Warszawa

Tel. +48 22 58 57 944

Fax +48 22 58 57 443

E-mail: nsa@abw.gov.pl

Website: www.abw.gov.pl

PORTUGALU.K.

Presidência do Conselho de Ministros

Autoridade Nacional de Segurança

Rua da Junqueira, 69

1300-342 Lisboa

Tel. +351 213031710

Fax +351 213031711

ROMANIAU.K.

Oficiul Registrului Național al Informațiilor Secrete de Stat

(Romanian NSA — ORNISS National Registry Office for Classified Information)

4 Mures Street

012275 Bucharest

Tel. +40 212245830

Fax +40 212240714

E-mail: nsa.romania@nsa.ro

Website: www.orniss.ro

SLOVENIAU.K.

Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov

Gregorčičeva 27

1000 Ljubljana

Tel. +386 14781390

Fax +386 14781399

E-mail: gp.uvtp@gov.si

SLOVAKIAU.K.

Národný bezpečnostný úrad

(National Security Authority)

Budatínska 30

P.O. Box 16

850 07 Bratislava

Tel. +421 268692314

Fax +421 263824005

Website: www.nbusr.sk

FINLANDU.K.

National Security Authority

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

P.O. Box 453

FI-00023 Government

Tel. 16055890

Fax +358 916055140

E-mail: NSA@formin.fi

SWEDENU.K.

Utrikesdepartementet

(Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

SSSB

S-103 39 Stockholm

Tel. +46 84051000

Fax +46 87231176

E-mail: ud-nsa@foreign.ministry.se

UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

UK National Security Authority

Room 335, 3rd Floor

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Tel. 1: +44 2072765649

Tel. 2: +44 2072765497

Fax +44 2072765651

E-mail: UK-NSA@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

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