Document ID: 32015D0954
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>20.6.2015&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 156/19</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/954
of 16 June 2015
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 2013/811/EU of 17 December 2013 determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment and repealing Decision 2011/444/EU ( 2 ) ,
Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2015/654 of 21 April 2015 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020 ( 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 26 March 2015 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 2015.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.
Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2015.
For the Council
The President
J. DŪKLAVS
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( 1 ) OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ L 355, 31.12.2013, p. 91 .
( 3 ) OJ L 107, 25.4.2015, p. 74 .
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