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Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444Show full title

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

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Article 43Access to EUCI for contractors' and beneficiaries' staff

The contracting or granting authority, shall ensure that the classified contract or classified grant agreement includes provisions indicating that staff of a contractor, subcontractor or beneficiary who, for the performance of the classified contract, subcontract or grant agreement, require access to EUCI, shall be granted such access only if:

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he has been security authorised to the relevant level or is otherwise duly authorised by their need-to-know has been determined;

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they have been briefed on the applicable security rules for protecting EUCI, and have acknowledged their responsibilities with regard to protecting such information;

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they have been security cleared at the relevant level for information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET by the respective NSA, DSA or any other competent authority.

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