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:
he has been security authorised to the relevant level or is otherwise duly authorised by their need-to-know has been determined;
they have been briefed on the applicable security rules for protecting EUCI, and have acknowledged their responsibilities with regard to protecting such information;
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.