CHAPTER 8

FINAL PROVISIONS

Replacement of previous decision
Article 58
This Decision shall repeal and replace Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom .

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.

Implementing rules and security notices
Article 60
1
As necessary, the adoption of the implementing rules for this decision will be the subject of a separate empowerment decision of the Commission in favour of the Member of the Commission responsible for security matters, in full compliance with the internal rules of procedure.
2
After being empowered following the above-mentioned Commission Decision, the Member of the Commission responsible for security matters may develop security notices setting out security guidelines and best practices within the scope of this Decision and its implementing rules.
3
The Commission may delegate the tasks mentioned in the first and second paragraph of this Article to the Director-General for Human Resources and Security by a separate delegation decision, in full compliance with the internal rules of procedure.

Entry into force
Article 61
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Decision 2001/844/EC,ECSC,Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).