Document ID: 32020D0961
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>3.7.2020&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 211/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/961
of 29 June 2020
granting Mr Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information ( 1 ) , and in particular point (a) of paragraph 18 of Annex I thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2017/262 of 6 February 2017 determining, for the General Secretariat of the Council, the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and repealing Decision 2013/811/EU ( 2 ) ,
Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2020/618 of 30 April 2020 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 ( 3 ) ,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>The competent Danish national security authority gave a positive assurance on 11 June 2020 with regard to access to information classified up to level TR&#200;S SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET by Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>It is necessary, owing to his assignment and the needs of the service, to authorise Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN to have access to information classified up to level TR&#200;S SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN is hereby granted authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council for the purposes of his assignment.
2. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the duration of the assignment for which this authorisation is granted and shall not exceed a period of five years, starting from the date this Decision takes effect.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2020.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2020.
For the Council
The President
A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ
<note>
( 1 ) OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ L 39, 16.2.2017, p. 4 .
( 3 ) OJ L 143, 6.5.2020, p. 11 .
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