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 Procedure, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35.
Whereas:
(1) Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EU contains a table of equivalence of security classifications.
Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).
(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:

Article 1 Appendices B and C to Decision 2013/488/EU are replaced by the text appearing respectively in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Decision.
Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. Mikkonen
ANNEX I ‘
APPENDIX B

EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS
EU	TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET	SECRET UE/EU SECRET	CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL	RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED
Belgium	Très Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Zeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)	Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998)	Confidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998) Vertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998)	nota Diffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union. below
Bulgaria	Cтpoгo ceкретно	Ceкретно	Поверително	За служебно ползване
Czechia	Přísně tajné	Tajné	Důvěrné	Vyhrazené
Denmark	YDERST HEMMELIGT	HEMMELIGT	FORTROLIGT	TIL TJENESTEBRUG
Germany	STRENG GEHEIM	GEHEIM	VS Germany: VS = Verschlusssache. - VERTRAULICH	VS - NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH
Estonia	Täiesti salajane	Salajane	Konfidentsiaalne	Piiratud
Ireland	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted
Greece	Άκρως Απόρρητο Abr: ΑΑΠ	Απόρρητο Abr: (ΑΠ)	Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ)	Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Abr: (ΠΧ)
Spain	SECRETO	RESERVADO	CONFIDENCIAL	DIFUSIÓN LIMITADA
France	Très Secret Défense	Secret Défense	Confidentiel Défense	nota France does not use the classification “RESTREINT” in its national system. France handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union. below
Croatia	VRLO TAJNO	TAJNO	POVJERLJIVO	OGRANIČENO
Italy	Segretissimo	Segreto	Riservatissimo	Riservato
Cyprus	Άκρως Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΑΠ)	Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΠ)	Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ)	Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Αbr: (ΠΧ)
Latvia	Sevišķi slepeni	Slepeni	Konfidenciāli	Dienesta vajadzībām
Lithuania	Visiškai slaptai	Slaptai	Konfidencialiai	Riboto naudojimo
Luxembourg	Très Secret Lux	Secret Lux	Confidentiel Lux	Restreint Lux
Hungary	Szigorúan titkos!	Titkos!	Bizalmas!	Korlátozott terjesztésű!
Malta	L-Ogħla Segretezza Top Secret	Sigriet Secret	Kunfidenzjali Confidential	Ristrett Restricted The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.
Netherlands	Stg. ZEER GEHEIM	Stg. GEHEIM	Stg. CONFIDENTIEEL	Dep. VERTROUWELIJK
Austria	Streng Geheim	Geheim	Vertraulich	Eingeschränkt
Poland	Ściśle Tajne	Tajne	Poufne	Zastrzeżone
Portugal	Muito Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado
Romania	Strict secret de importanță deosebită	Strict secret	Secret	Secret de serviciu
Slovenia	STROGO TAJNO	TAJNO	ZAUPNO	INTERNO
Slovakia	Prísne tajné	Tajné	Dôverné	Vyhradené
Finland	ERITTÄIN SALAINEN YTTERST HEMLIG	SALAINEN HEMLIG	LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN KONFIDENTIELL	KÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG
Sweden	Kvaliciferat hemlig	Hemlig	Konfidentiell	Begränsat hemlig
United Kingdom	UK TOP SECRET	UK SECRET	nota The UK no longer uses the classification “UK CONFIDENTIAL” in its national system. The UK handles and protects “CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL” classified information in accordance with the protective security requirements for “UK SECRET”. below	UK OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
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ANNEX II ‘
APPENDIX C

LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES (NSAs)
BELGIUM Autorité nationale de Sécurité SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement 15, rue des Petits Carmes 1000 Bruxelles Tel. Secretariat: +32 25014542 Fax +32 25014596 Email: nvo-ans@diplobel.fed.be	ESTONIA National Security Authority Department Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Rahumäe tee 4B 11316 Tallinn Tel. +372 6939211 Fax +372 6935001 Email: nsa@fis.gov.ee
BULGARIA State Commission on Information Security 4 Kozloduy Str. 1202 Sofia Tel. +359 29333600 Fax +359 29873750 Email: dksi@government.bg Website: www.dksi.bg	IRELAND National Security Authority Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 76 - 78 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 D02 DX45 Ireland Tel. 1: +353 14082842 Tel. 2: +353 14082724 Email: nsa@dfa.ie
CZECHIA Národní bezpečnostní úřad (National Security Authority) Na Popelce 2/16 150 06 Praha 56 Tel. +420 257283335 Fax +420 257283110 Email: oms@nbu.cz Website: www.nbu.cz	GREECE Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ) Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών ΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα) Ελλάδα Τηλ.: +30 2106572045 (ώρες γραφείου) +30 2106572009 (ώρες γραφείου) Φαξ: +30 2106536279 +30 2106577612 Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) Counter Intelligence and Security Directorate (NSA) 227-231 HOLARGOS STG 1020 ATHENS Tel. +30 2106572045 +30 2106572009 Fax +30 2106536279 +30 2106577612
DENMARK Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Security Intelligence Service) Klausdalsbrovej 1 2860 Søborg Tel. +45 45159007 Fax +45 45150190 Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Defence Intelligence Service) Kastellet 30 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel. +45 33325566 Fax +45 33931320	SPAIN Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad Oficina Nacional de Seguridad Calle Argentona, 30 28023 Madrid Tel. +34 913725000 Fax +34 913725808 Email: nsa-sp@areatec.com
GERMANY Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat Section ÖS II 5 Alt-Moabit 140 D-10557 Berlin Tel. +49 30186810 Fax +49 30186811441 Email 1: OESII5@bmi.bund.de Email 2: PersGS@bmi.bund.de	FRANCE Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale Sous-direction Protection du secret (SGDSN/PSD) 51 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75700 Paris 07 SP Tel. +33 171758177 Fax +33 171758200
CROATIA Office of the National Security Council Croatian NSA Jurjevska 34 10000 Zagreb Croatia Tel. +385 14681222 Fax +385 14686049 Email: NSACroatia@uvns.hr Website: www.uvns.hr	LUXEMBOURG Autorité nationale de Sécurité Boîte postale 2379 1023 Luxembourg Tel. +352 24782210 central Tel. +352 24782253 direct Fax +352 24782243
ITALY Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri D.I.S. - U.C.Se Via di Santa Susanna, 15 00187 Roma Tel. +39 0661174266 Fax +39 064885273	HUNGARY Nemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet (National Security Authority of Hungary) 1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/B Postal address: 1399 Budapest, Pf. 710/50 Tel. +36 13911862 Fax +36 13911889 Email: nbf@nbf.hu Website: www.nbf.hu
CYPRUS ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ TΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΗ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ (ΕΑΑ) Υπουργείο Άμυνας Λεωφόρος Στροβόλου 172-174, 1432 Λευκωσία Ταχυδρομικός Κώδικας: 2048 Τηλεφωνα: +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764 Τηλεομοιότυπ: +357 22302351 Ηλεκτρονικό Ταχυδρομείο: cynsa@mod.gov.cy Ministry of Defence Minister’s Military Staff National Security Authority (NSA) 172-174 Strovolou Avenue, 1432 Nicosia Postal code: 2048 Tel. +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764 Fax +357 22302351 Email: cynsa@mod.gov.cy	MALTA Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security P.O. Box 146 MT-Valletta Tel. +356 21249844 Fax +356 25695321
LATVIA National Security Authority Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia P.O.Box 286 LV-1001 Riga Tel. +371 67025418 Email: ndi@sab.gov.lv	NETHERLANDS Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties Postbus 20010 2500 EA Den Haag Tel. +31 703204400 Fax +31 703200733 Ministerie van Defensie Beveiligingsautoriteit Postbus 20701 2500 ES Den Haag Tel. +31 703187060 Fax +31 703187522
LITHUANIA Lietuvos Respublikos paslapčių apsaugos koordinavimo komisija (The Commission for Secrets Protection Coordination of the Republic of Lithuania National Security Authority) Pilaitės ave. 19 LT-06264 Vilnius Tel. +370 570666128 Fax +370 70666700 Email: nsa@vsd.lt	AUSTRIA Informationssicherheitskommission Bundeskanzleramt Ballhausplatz 2 1010 Wien Tel. +43 153115202594 Fax +43 153109202594 Email: isk@bka.gv.at
POLAND Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego — ABW (Internal Security Agency) 2A Rakowiecka St. 00-993 Warszawa Tel. +48 225857663 Fax +48 225858509 Email: nsa@abw.gov.pl Website: www.abw.gov.pl	SLOVAKIA Národný bezpečnostný úrad (National Security Authority) Budatínska 30 851 06 Bratislava Tel. +421 268691111 Fax +421 268691700 Email: podatelna@nbu.gov.sk Website: www.nbu.gov.sk
PORTUGAL Presidência do Conselho de Ministros Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rua da Junqueira, 69 1300-342 Lisboa Tel. +351 213031710 Fax +351 213031711	FINLAND National Security Authority Ministry for Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 453 FI-00023 Government Tel. +358 916055890 Email: NSA@formin.fi
ROMANIA Oficiul Registrului Național al Informațiilor Secrete de Stat – Romanian NSA – ORNISS National Registry Office for Classified Information Strada Mureș nr. 4 012275 Bucharest Tel. +40 212075114 Fax +40 212240714 Email: nsa.romania@nsa.ro Website: www.orniss.ro	SWEDEN Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish National Security Authority 103 39 Stockholm Tel. +46 84051000 Email: ud-nsa@gov.se
SLOVENIA Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov Gregorčičeva 27 1000 Ljubljana Tel. +386 14781390 Fax +386 14781399 Email: gp.uvtp@gov.si	UNITED KINGDOM UK National Security Authority Cabinet Office Room 335 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Tel. 1: +44 2072765645 Tel. 2: +44 2072765497 Email: uk-nsa@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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