1.This Decision lays down the basic principles and minimum standards of security for protecting EUCI.
2.This Decision shall apply to all Commission departments and in all premises of the Commission.
3.Notwithstanding any specific indications concerning particular groups of staff, this Decision shall apply to the Members of the Commission, to Commission staff under the scope of the Staff Regulations and of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities to national experts seconded to the Commission (SNEs), to service providers and their staff, to trainees and to any individual with access to Commission buildings or other assets, or to information handled by the Commission.
4.The provisions of this Decision shall be without prejudice to Decision 2002/47/EC, ECSC, Euratom and Decision 2004/563/EC, Euratom.