http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudn/2019/2247

Council Decision (EU) 2019/2247

of 19 December 2019

amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure1, and in particular Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EU2 contains a table of equivalence of security classifications.

(2)

Appendix C to that decision contains a list of national security authorities (NSAs).

(3)

Sweden has notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications and to its NSAs.

(4)

Furthermore, Bulgaria, the Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and the United Kingdom have notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to their respective NSAs.

(5)

Decision 2013/488/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: