CHAPTER 8

FINAL PROVISIONS

Classified information created before the entry into force of this Decision
Article 59
1
All EUCI classified in accordance with Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom shall continue to be protected in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Decision.
2
All classified information held by the Commission on the date that Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom entered into force, with the exception of Euratom classified information, shall:
a
if created by the Commission, continue to be considered to have been reclassified RESTREINT UE by default, unless its author had decided to give it another classification by 31 January 2002 and had informed all addressees of the document concerned;
b
if created by authors outside the Commission, retain its original classification and thus be treated as EUCI of the equivalent level, unless the author agrees to declassification or downgrading of the information.