TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 03-925 

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DEFENSE 

Protection of Information 

 Agreement Between 

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and ROMANIA 

Signed at Washington June 21, 1995 

 

and 

Agreement Amending the Agreement 

Signed at Bucharest December 14, 2011 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 ROMANIA 

 

 Defense: Protection of Information 

 Agreement signed at Washington 

 June 21, 1995; 

 Entered into force September 25, 2003. 

 And agreement amending the agreement. 

 Signed at Bucharest December 14, 2011; 

 Entered into force December 7, 2012. 
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNlVIENT OF 

ROMANIA CONCERNING MEASURES FOR THE 

PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED MILITARY INFORMATION 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of 

Romania (hereinafter the Parties), in furtherance of mutual cooperation and to 

ensure the protection of classified military information provided by either 

party to the other, have agreed as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 

APPLICABILITY 

A. Classified military information provided directly or indirectly by one Party 

to the other Party, or to an officer or other representative of one of the Parties, shall be 

protected in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Parties and the terms set forth 

herein. 

B. The Parties shall promptly notify each other of any changes to their laws and 

"egulations that would affect the protection of classified military information under this 

Agreement. In such case, the Parties shall consult, as provided for in Article 15, to consider 

possible changes to this Agreement. 

C. For the purpose of this Agreement, classified military information is 

information that is generated by or for the Department of Defense of the United States of 

America or by or for the Ministry of National Defense of Romania, or that is under thei.· 

jurisdiction 0.· control, and which requires protection in ~he inte.·ests of national ~ecurity of 

the Parties. For tae United States of Ame:-ica, this information is marked 

CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. For Romania, it is marked SECRET 

(SECRET) and TOP SECRET (STRICT SECRET). The United States of America will 

treat Romanian SECRET information a~ U.S. SECRET information and will treat 

Romanian TOP SECRET as U.S. TOP SECRET. Romania will treat United States of 

Am~"ica CONFIJ)ENTIAL :md SECRET information as Romanian SECRET information 

and U.S. TOP SECRET iuformation as Romanian TOP SECRET information. The 

information may be in oral, visual, or dGcumentary form, or in the form of equipment or 

technolGgy. 
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ARTICLE 2 

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES 

For the Government of the United States of America, the implementing agency shall 

be the Department of Defense. For the Government of Romania, the implementing agency 

shall be the Ministry of National Defense. Supplemental agreements under this Agreement 

may be concluded by the designated implementing agencies in accordance with this 

Agreement. 

ARTICLE 3 

ACCESS 

No individual shall he entitled to access to the information covered by this 

Agreement solely by virtue of rank, appointment, or a security clearance. Access to the 

information shall be granted only to those individuals whose official duties require such 

access and who have been granted a personnel security clearance in accordance with the 

prescribed standards of the Parties. The Parties shall ensure that: 

(A) The recipient Party will not release the information to a third-country 

government, person, or other entity of a third country without the prior written approval 

of the releasing Party; 

(B) The recipient Party will afford the information a degree of protection 

equivalent to that afforded it by the releasing Party; 

(C) The recipient Party will not use the information for other than the 

purpose for which it was provided without a prior written approval of the releasing Party; 

(D) The recipient Party will respect private rights, such as patents, 

copyrights, or trade secrets which are involved in the information; and 

(E) Each facility or establishment that handles classified military 

information shall maintain a registry of individuals at the facility or establishment who are 

authorized to have access to such information. 
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ARTICLE 4 

PERSONNEL SECURITY 

A. The determination on the granting of a personnel security clearance to an 

individual who will have access to infOlmation under this Agreement shall be consistent 

with the interests of national security of each Party and shall be based upon all available 

information indicating whether the individual is of unquestioned loyalty, integrity, and 

trustworthiness, and excellent character, and of such habits and associates as to cast no 

doubt upon his or her discretion or good judgement in the handling of classified 

information. 

B. An appropriate investigation, in sufficient detail to provide assurance that 

the above criteria have been met, shall be conducted by the Parties with respect to any 

individual to be granted access to classified information covered by this Agreement. 

c. Before an officer or a representative of a Party releases classified military 

information to an officer or representative of the other Party, the receiving Party shall 

provide to the releasing Party an assurance that the officer or representative possesses the 

necessary level of security clearance and requires access for official purposes, and that the 

information will be protected by the receiving Party according to !he provisions of this 

Agreement. 

ARTICLE 5 

VISITS 

A. Authorizations for visits by representatives of one Party to facilities and 

establishments of the other Party, where access to classified military information is 

required, shall be limited to those necessary for official purposes. Authorizations to visit 

the facilities and establishments shall be granted only by government officials designated by 

the Parties. The Party to be visited or its designee shall be responsible for advising the 

facility or establishment of the proposed visit, and the scope and highest level of classified 

information that may be furnished to the visitors. 

n. Requests for visits to facilities and establishments in the United States of 

America shall be submitted through the Romanian Defense Attache Office in Washington. 

C. Requests for visits to faciliiies and establishments in Romania shall be 

submitted through the United States Defense Attache Office in Bucharest. 
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ARTICLE 6 

PHYSICAL SECURITY 

A. The Parties shall be responsible for the physical security of all classified 

military information of the other Party while in transit or storage within their territory. 

B. The Parties shall be responsible for the security of all government and private 

facilities and establishments where the information of the other Party is available and shall 

assure that qualified individuals are appointed for each such facility or establishment who 

shall have the responsibility and authority for the control and protection of the 

information. 

C. The information shall be stored in a manner that assures access only by those 

individuals who have been authorized access pursuant to Article 3 of this Agreement. 

ARTICLE 7 

TRANSMISSION 

A. Classified military information shall be transmitted between the Parties 

through government-to-government channels. 

B. The minimum requirements for the security of the information during 

national or international transmission of classified military information shall be as follows: 

(1) Documents and other media: 

(a) Documents and other media containing classified military 

information shall be transmitted in double sealed envelopes, the innermost envelope 

bearing only the classification of the documents and the organizational address of the 

intended recipient and the outer envelope bearing the organizational address of the 

recipient, the organizational address of the sender, and the registry number, if applicable. 

(b) No indication of the classification of the enclosed information 

shall be made on the outer envelope or wrapping. 

(c) The sealed envelope shall be transmitted according to the 

prescribed regulations and procedures of the releasing Party. 
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(d) The Parties shall confirm in writing the receipt of the packages 

as well as the enclosed classified military information that are transferred between them. 

(2) Equipment: 

(a) Classified equipment shall be transported in sealed covered 

vehicles, or be securely packaged or protected, and kept under continuous control to 

prevent access by unauthorized persons. 

(b) Classified equipment which must be stored temporarily 

awaiting shipment shall be placed in a secure, locked storage area. The area shall be 

protected by intrusion-detection equipment and/or guards with who shall maintain 

continuous surveillance of the storage area. Only authorized personnel with the requisite 

security clearance shall have access to the storage area. 

(c) Written confirmation shall be obtained on every occasion when 

classified equipment changes hands en route; and, a receipt shall be signed by the final 

recipient and returned to the sender. 

(3) Electronic transmissions: 

Classified military information transmitted by electronic means shall be 

encrypted. 

ARTICLE 8 

ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL 

Accountability or control procedures shall be established to manage the 

dissemination of and access to classified military information covered by this Agreement. 

ARTICLE 9 

MARKING OF DOCUMENTS 

Each Party shall stamp or mark the name of the originating government on all 

classified military information received from the other Party. The information shall be 

marked with a national security classification marking of the recipient Party that will 

afIord a degree of protection equivalent to that afforded to it by the releasing Party. 
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ARTICLE 10 

DESTRUCTION 

A. Classified documents and other media containing classified military 

information shall be destroyed by burning, shredding, pulping or other means so as to 

prevent reconstruction of the classified information contained therein. 

B. Also, classified equipment shall be destroyed beyond recognition or modified 

so as to preclude reconstruction of the classified military information in whole or in part. 

ARTICLE 11 

REPRODUCTION 

When documents or other media containing classified military information are 

reproduced, all original security markings thereon also shall be reproduced or marked on 

each copy. Such reproduced documents or media shall be placed under the same controls 

as the original document or media. The number of copies shall be limited to that required 

for official purposes. 

ARTICLE 12 

TRANSLATION 

All translations of classified military information shall be made by individuals with 

security clearances pursuant to Article 4. The number of copies shall be kept to a 

minimum and the distribution thereof shall be controlled. Such translations shall bear 

appropriate security classification markings and a suitable notation in the language into 

which it is translated, indicating that the documents or other media contain classified 

military information of the releasing Party. 
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ARTICLE 13 

RELEASE TO CONTRACTORS 

Prior to the release to a contractor or prospective contractor of any classified 

military information covered by this Agreement received from the other Party, the 

recipient Party shall: 

(A) Ensure that such contractor or prospective contractor and the contractor's 

facility have the capability to protect the information; 

(B) Grant to the facility an appropriate facility security clearance; 

(C) Grant appropriate personnel security clearances for those individuals whose 

duties require access to the information; 

(D) Ensure that all individuals having access to the information are informed of 

their responsibilities to protect the information in accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations; 

(E) Carry out periodic security inspections of cleared facilities to ensure that the 

information is protected as required herein; and 

(F) Ensure that access to the information is limited to those persons who have a 

need to know for official purposes. 

ARTICLE 14 

ACTION IN THE EVENT OF LOSS OR COMPROMISE 

OR POSSIBLE LOSS OR COMPROMISE 

The Releasing Party shall be informed immediately of all losses or compromises, as 

well as possible losses or compromises, of its classified military information, and the 

recipient Party shall initiate an investigation to determine the circumstances. The results of 

the investigation and information regarding measures taken to prevent recurrence shall be 

forwarded to the Releasing Party by the Party that conducts the investigation. 
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ARTICLE 15 

REVIEW OF SECURITY SYSTEMS 

Implementation of the foregoing security requirements can be advanced through 

reciprocal visits by security personnel of the Parties. Accordingly, security representatives 

of the Parties, after prior consultation, shall be permitted to visit the, other Party, to 

discuss, and view firsthand, the implementing procedures of the other Party in the interest 

of achieving reasonable comparability of the security systems. Each Party shall assist the 

security representatives in determining whether classified military information provided by 

the other Party is being adequately protected. 

ARTICLE 16 

IMPLEMENTATION AND TERMINATION 

A. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of last notification that all 

legal procedures of both Parties have been met. 

B. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years and shall be 

extended automatically annually thereafter, unless either Party notifies the other in writing, 

ninety days in advance, of its intention to terminate the Agreement. 

C. Not withstanding the termination of this Agreement, all classified military 

information provided pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to be protected in 

accordance with the provisions set forth herein. 

DONE at Washington D.C. this ?.J rr day of June 1995, in duplicate, in the 

English and Romanian languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 

WA--t~ 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT 

OF ROMANIA: Cj /) k c- 1( _____ ---1 
ACORD 

" INTRE 

GUVERNUL STATE LOR UNITE ALE AMERICII 

~I 

GUVERNUL ROMANIEI 

REFERITOR 

LA MASURILE DE PROTECTIE , A 

INFORMATIILOR MILITARE , 

SECRETE DE STAT 
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Guvernul Statelor Unite ale Americii ~i Guvernul Romaniei 

(numite in continuare parti), in vederea promovarii cooperarii 

reciproce ~i pentru asigurarea protectiei informatiilor militare secrete 

de stat furnizate de oricare parte celeilalte parti au convenit 

urmatoarele: 

ARTICOLUL 1. 

APLICABILITATEA ACORDULUI 

A. Informatiile militare secrete de stat, furnizate direct sau 

indirect de catre una din Parti, celeilalte Parti ori unui of iter sau 

reprezentant al uneia din Parti, vor fi protej ate in conformitate cu 

legile ~i reglementarile fiecarei Parti ~i cu prevederile prezentului 

Acord. 

B. Partile se vor anunta reciproc, imediat, cu privire la orice 

modificare intervenita in legile ~i reglementarile proprii, care ar afecta 

prevederile de asigurare a protectiei informatiilor militare secrete de 

stat, aflate sub jurisdictia acestui Acord. In acest caz, Partile se vor 

consulta, a~a cum este prevazut in Articolul 15, pentru a discuta 

eventualele modificari la acest Acord. 

C. Informatiile militare secrete de stat care constituie obiectul 

acestui Acord sunt cele elaborate de catre sau pentru Departamentul 

Apararii al Statelor Unite ale Americii ori de catre sau pentru 

Ministerul Apararii N ationale al Romaniei, precum ~i cele care cad 

sub jurisdictia sau controlul acestora ~i care ne_cesita protectie in 

conformitate cu interesele de securitate nationala ale partilor. 

Pentru Statele Unite ale Americii, informatiile militare secrete 

de stat sunt categorisite CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET ~i TOP 

SECRET. Pentru Romania, acestea sunt categorisite SECRET ~i 

STRICT SECRET. Partea americana va atribui informatiilor primite 

de la Partea romana categorisite SECRET categoria SECRET, iar 

pentru cele STRICT SECRET categoria TOP SECRET. Partea 

romana va atribui informatii1or primite de la Partea americana 

categorisite CONFIDENTIAL ~i SECRET categoria SECRET, iar 

pentru cele TOP SECRET categoria STRICT SECRET. Informatii1e 

pot fi orale, vizuale sau documente, precum ~i sub forma de 

echipamente sau tehnologie. 
ARTICOLUL 2. 

ORGANISME ABILITATE PENTRU 

PUNEREA IN APLICARE 

Pentru Guvernul Statelor Unite ale Americii, organismul abilitat 

in vederea punerii in aplicare a prevederilor Acordului, va fi 

Departamentul Apararii. Pentru Guvernul Romaniei, organismul 

abilitat pentru punerea in aplicare a Acordului va fi Ministerul 

Apararii N ationale. 

Organismele abilitate pentru punerea in aplicare a acestui Acord 

pot incheia ~i alte intelegeri suplimentare, dar in conformitate cu acest 

Acord. 

ARTICOLUL 3. 

DREPTUL DE ACCES 

Nici 0 persoana nu va avea drept de acces Ia informatiile 

militare secrete de stat, ce constituie obiectul acestui Acord doar in 

virtutea gradului, functiei sau a unei aprobari generale de acces la 

informatiile secrete de stat. Accesul la aceste informatii va fi permis 

numai acelor persoane ale caror atributii functionale impun un astfel 

de acces ~i care au fost autorizate in acest sens, in conformitate cu 

standardele de securitate stabilite de parti. 

Parti1e se vor asigura ca: 

A. Partea care prime~te informatii nu Ie va furniza unei terte tari, 

persoane sau organism al unei terte tari, tara sa aiba in prealabil 

aprobarea scrisa a Partii furnizoare. 

B. Partea care prime~te informatii Ie va asigura 0 protectie 

echivalenta cu cea asigurata de Partea furnizoare. 

c. Partea care prime~te informatii nu Ie va utiliza in alte scopuri 

dedit in cele pentru care au fost furnizate, in afara cazului dind exista 

o aprobare prealabila scrisa a Partii furnizoare. 

D. Partea care prime~te informatii va respecta drepturile private 

pe care aceste informatii Ie implica, cum ar fi: de patent, de autor sau 

de secret comercial. 

E. Fiecare unitate sau institutie care manuie~te informatii 

militare secrete de stat va tine evidenta persoanelor din unitate sau 

institutie care sunt autorizate sa aiba acces la astfel de informatii. , , 
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ARTICOLUL 4. 

SECURITATEA PERSONALULUI 

A. Decizia privind acordarea autorizatiei pentru accesul unei 

persoane la informatiile ce fac obiectul acestui Acord se va conforma 

interesului securitatii nationale aI fiecarei Parti ~i se va baza pe toate 

informatiile existente care atesta ca persoana respectiva este de 0 

loialitate indiscutabiHi, este integra, prezinta incredere, are un caracter 

ferm ~i preocupari ~i relatii care sa nu lase nici 0 indoiala asupra 

discretiei sau rationalitatii sale in utilizarea informatiilor secrete de 

stat. 

B. Fiecare Parte va realiza 0 investigatie adecvata, suficient de 

detaliata, pentru oricare persoana care urmeaza a avea acces la 

informatiile secrete de stat la care se refera prezentul Acord, astfel 

indit aceasta sa constituie garantia respectarii cerintelor de mai sus. 

C. Inainte ca un ofiter sau un reprezentant al uneia din Parti sa 

fumizeze informatii militare secrete de stat unui of iter sau 

reprezentant al celeilalte Parti, Partea care prime~te informatii va oferi 

Partii furnizoare asigurari ca ofiterul sau reprezentantul poseda 

nivelul necesar de acces ~i ca accesul este oficial, iar informatiile vor 

fi protejate de Partea care Ie prime~te, in conformitate cu prevederile 

prezentului Acord. 

ARTICOLUL 5. 

VIZITELE 

A. Autorizarea vizitelor reprezentantilor unei Parti in unitati1e 

sau institutiiIe .. celeilalte Parti un de este necesar accesul Ia informatii . militare secrete de stat va fi Iimitata Ia cele efectuate in scopuri 

oficiale. Autorizatiile pentru vizitarea respective lor unitati ~i institutii 

vor fi acordate numai de catre oficialitatile guvernamentale desemnate 

de cele doua parti. Partea care urmeaza sa primeasca vizite sau 

reprezentantii desemnati ai acesteia vor raspunde de anuntarea 

unitatilor sau institutiilor asupra vizitei solicitate, gamei ~i celei mai 

ridicate categorii de secret a informatiilor ce pot fi furnizate 

vizitatorilor. 

B. Cererile pentru vizitele reprezentantilor Partii americane· vor 

fi transmise prin Biroul Ata~atului Militar din Ambasada Statelor 

Unite ale Americii la Bucure~ti. 
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C. Cererile pentru vizitele reprezentantilor Partii romane vor fi 

transmise prin Biroul Ata~atului Militar din Ambasada Romaniei la 

Washington D. C. 

ARTICOLUL 6. 

SECURITATEA FIZICA 

A. Partile vor raspunde pentru securitatea fizica a informatiilor 

militare secrete de stat ale celeilalte Parti cand acestea sunt 

transportate sau depozitate pe teritoriul acestora. 

B. Partile sunt raspunzatoare de calitatea masurilor de securitate 

din unitatile ~i institutiile de stat sau particulare unde sunt utilizate 

informatiile furnizate de cealalta Parte ~i vor asigura desemnarea 

pentru fiecare astfel de unitate sau institutie a unor persoane 

calificate, capabile sa raspunda ~i sa aiba autoritate de a controla ~i 

proteja respectivele informatii. 

C. Respectivele informatii vor fi astfel pastrate indlt sa nu se 

permita decat accesul persoanelor care au primit aprobare in acest 

sens, in conformitate cu Articolul 3 al acestui Acord. 

ARTICOLUL 7. 

TRANSMITEREA INFORMATIILOR 

A. Informatii1e militare secrete de stat se vor transmite intre 

Parti prin canale guvernamentale. 

B. Cerintele minime de asigurare a securitatii informatiilor 

militare secrete pe timpul transmiterii acestora atat in interiorul tarii, 

cat ~i in exteriorul acesteia sunt urmatoarele: 

1. Documente ~i aUe mijloace de comunicare. 

a. Documentele ~i a1ti suporti care contin informatii militare 

secrete de stat vor fi transmise in plicuri dubIe, sigiIate~ plicul din 

interior va purta numai clasificarea atribuita informatiei ~i adresa 

destinatarului iar plicul din exterior va purta adresa destinatarului, 

adresa expeditorului ~i numarul de inregistrare, atunci cand este 

cazul. 

b. Plicul exterior nu va purta nici 0 indicatie referitoare la 

categoria de secret a informatiilor continute. 

c. Plicul (pachetul) sigilat va fi transmis in conformitate cu 

procedurile stabilite de cele doua parti. 
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d. Partile vor confirma in scris atat primirea pachetelor cat ~i a 

informatiilor militare secrete de stat transmise intre acestea. 

2. Echipament. 

a. Echipamentul categorisit secret de stat va fi transportat in 

vehicule acoperite ~i sigilate sau va fi impachetat in ambalaje speciale 

~i supus unui control permanent pentru a impiedica accesul 

persoanelor neautorizate. 

b. Echipamentul categorisit secret de stat care trebuie depozitat 

temporar in vederea transportului va fi plasat in spatii de depozitare 

asigurate sub cheie. Spatiile vor fi protejate prin echipamente 

electronice de detectare a efractiei ~i/sau prin paza permanenta. In 

spatiile de depozitare va avea acces numai personalul autorizat 

corespunzator. 

c. Se vor intocmi documente de confirmare a primirii ori de cate 

ori echipamentul este preluat de altcineva, pe parcursul transportului~ 

un astfel de document va fi semnat ~i de destinatarul final ~i transmis 

expeditorului. 

3. Transmiterile prin mijloace electron ice. 

Informatiile militare secrete de stat care vor fi transmise prin 

mijloace electronice vor fi criptate. 

ARTICOLUL 8. 

RESPONSABILITATEA SI CONTROLUL 

Se vor stabili modalitati de raspundere ~i control pentru 

gestionarea accesului la informatii militare secrete de stat ce fac 

obiectul prezentului Acord, precum ~i a distribuirii acestora. 

ARTICOLUL 9. 

MARCAREA DOCUMENTELOR 

Fiecare Parte va ins erie - prin ~tampilare sau marcare -

denumirea guvernului furnizor pe toate informatii1e militare secrete 

de stat primite de la cealalta Parte. Pe aceste informatii se vor inscrie 

~i elementele referitoare la categorisirea Partii care le-a prim it ~i care 

Ie va asigura acela~i grad de protectie cu cel stabilit de Partea 

emitatoare. 
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ARTICOLUL 10. 

DISTRUGEREA 

A. Documentele ~i suportii ce contin infonnatii militare secrete 

de stat ~i care fac obiectul prezentului Acord vor fi distruse prin 

ardere, triturare, transformare in pasta sau prin alte modalitati pentru 

a impiedica reconstituirea informatiilor secrete de stat continute de 

acestea. 

B. De asemenea, echipamentele categorisite secrete de stat vor fi 

distruse complet sau modificate astfel indit sa nu mai fie posibila 

reconstituirea - integral a sau partiala - a informatiilor militare secrete 

de stat continute . de acestea . 

ARTICOLUL 11. 

REPRODUCEREA 

Cand un document sau un suport ce contine informatii militare 

secrete de stat este reprodus, toate insemnele reprezentand categoria 

de secret atribuita informatiilor continute de original vor fi rep rod use 

sau aplicate pe fiecare copie in parte. Copiile documentelor suportilor 

vor fi supuse aceluia~i regim de secret ca ~i originalele. N umarul de 

copii va fi limitat la cel impus de scopul oficial. 

ARTICOLUL 12. 

TRADUCEREA 

Toate traducerile informatiilor . militare secrete de stat vor fi 

efectuate numai de persoane abilitate conform procedurilor prevazute 

la Articolul 4. Numarul de copii va fi minim necesar, iar distributia 

acestora va fi controlata. Pe aceste traduceri se vor gasi acelea~i 

inscriptii ca ~i pe original, precum ~i mentiunea in limba in care s-a 

efectuat traducerea ca documentul contine . informatii . militare secrete 

de stat proprii Partii care le-a furnizat. 
ARTICOLUL 13. 

FURNIZAREA DE INFORMA TIl 

CATRE CONTRACT ANTI , 

Inainte de furnizarea oricaror informatii , militare secrete de stat 

care fac obiectul acestui Acord primite de la cealalta Parte catre un 

contractant sau un potential contractant, Partea care a prim it 

informatii1e: 

A. Se va asigura ca un astfel de contractant sau potential 

contractant ~i intreprinderea acestuia dispun de capacitatea de a 

asigura informatiiIor primite 0 protectie corespunzatoare. 

B. Va acorda intreprinderii respective aprobarea 

corespunzatoare de acces la aceste informatii. 

C. Va acorda, in conformitate cu Articolul 4, aprobari de acces 

Ia respectivele informatii pentru to ate persoanele din intreprindere ale 

caror atributii Ie impun accesulia inforrnatii1e respective. 

D. Se va asigura ca to ate persoanele care au acces la informatil 

sunt informate asupra responsabilitatii de a proteja informatii1e in 

conformitate cu Iegile ~i reglementarile in vigoare. 

E. Va efectua inspectii in intreprinderea respectiva pentru a se 

asigura ca informatiile sunt protejate in conformitate cu prevederile 

din acest Acord. 

F. Se va asigura ca accesul la informatii este limitat la 

persoanele autorizate pe principiul "necesitatii cunoa~terii in scopuri 

oficiale" . 

ARTICOLUL 14. 

MASURI iN CAZUL PIERDERIl 

SAU COMPROMITERIl ORI AL UNEI POSIBILE 

PIERDERI SAD COMPROMITERI 

Partea care trimite va fi informata imediat cu privire la cazurile 

de pierdere sau compromitere ori de posibila pierdere sau 

compromitere a informatii1or sale militare secrete de stat, iar Partea 

care prime~te va initia 0 ancheta pentru a stabili imprejurarile. 

Rezultatele anchetei, precum ~i 0 informare referitoare la masurile 

Iuate pentru prevenirea repetarii acestei situatii vor fi inaintate Partii 

care a trimis de catre Partea care conduce ancheta. 
ARTICOLUL 15. 

VERIFICAREA SISTEMELOR DE SECURITATE 

Aplicarea masurilor de securitate anterior mentionate poate fi 

imbunaUitita prin efectuarea de vizite reciproce de catre personalul 

specializat in probleme de securitate ale celor doua parti. In 

consecinta, reprezentantii Partilor, dupa 0 consultare prealabila, vor 

avea permisiunea sa viziteze cealalta Parte, sa discute ~i sa constate la 

fata locului modul de aplicare a masurilor de protectie, in vederea 

realizarii unei compatibilitati corespunzatoare intre sistemele de 

securitate ale acestora. Fiecare Parte va sprij ini reprezentantii 

celeilalte Parti in misiunea acestora de a constata daca informatiile , , 

militare secrete de stat furnizate de cealalta Parte sunt protejate in 

mod corespunzator. 

ARTICOLUL 16. 

INTRAREA iN VIGOARE SI DENUNTAREA 

A. Acest Acord va intra in vigoare la data ultimei notificari care 

atesta ca procedurile legale de aprobare ale celor doua Parti au fost 

indeplinite. 

B. Acest Acord va ramane in vigoare pentru 0 perioada de timp 

de cinci ani ~i va fi prelungit automat anual, cu exceptia cazului in 

care una din Parti va face cunoscuta celeilalte Parti, in scris - cu 90 de 

zile inainte - intentia , sa de a denunta , Acordul. 

C. Indiferent de denuntarea Acordului, toate informatiile 

militare secrete de stat furnizate in perioada aplicarii sale vor continua 

sa fie protejate in conformitate cu prevederile cuprinse in acesta. 

lNCHEIAT la WO:S~//Jcyk/) , astazi, ziua ?,f 

luna /b"/J/~ 1995, in dublu exemplar in limbile engleza ~i 

romana, ambele texte fiind egal autentice. 

PENTRU GUVERNUL 

ST%Jt~OR ~~" ALE AMERICII 

SEC~AP~II DOCTOR 

WILLIAM PERRY 

PENTRU GUVERNUL 

ROMANffiI 

MINISTRUS#'~I NAT~ONALE 

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AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA 

TO AMEND 

THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 

GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA CONCERNING 

MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED 

MILITARY INFORMATION, DONE AT WASHINGTON 

D.C., JUNE 21, 1995 
The Government of the United States of America and the Government of 

Romania, hereinafter the "Parties"; 

Taking into account the provisions of the "Agreement between the 

Government the United States of America and the Government of Romania 

concerning measures for the protection of classified military information, done 

at Washington D.C., June 21, 1995, hereinafter the "Agreement"; 

Have agreed to amend the Agreement as follows: 

ARTICLE I 

(1) In Article 1, "Applicability", paragraph C, the second, third, fourth 

and fifth sentences shall be deleted and replaced with the following: 

"The security classifications and their equivalencies for the Parties are: 

----

For Romania For the United 

States of America -_._._--

STRICT SECRET DE TOP SECRET 

-- IMPORT ANT A DEOSEBIT A - --

STRICT SECRET SECRET r---- -- --

SECRET CONFIDENTIAL 

SECRET DE SERVICIU no equivalence 

The Romanian SECRET DE SERVICIU classified military information 

shall be protected as United States FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY information and 

shall be transmitted in accordance with the provisions of Article 7." 

(2) In Article 6, "Physical security", paragraph A shall be deleted and 

replaced with the following: 

"A. The Parties shall ensure the physical security of all classified 

military information of the other Party while in transit or storage within their 

terri tory." 

(3) In Article 7, "Transmission", paragraph B, subparagraph (3) shall be 

deleted and replaced with the following: 

"(3) Electronic transmissions: 

Classified military information transmitted by electronic means shall be 

protected during transmission using encryption appropriate for that level of 

classified information. Information systems processing, storing, or conveying 

classified military information shall receive security accreditation by the 

appropriate authority of the Party employing the system." 
I 

(4) In Article 10, "Destruction", the following paragraph C shall be 

added: 

"c. Gnited States TOP SECRET and Romanian STRICT SECRET DE 

IMPORTANTA DEOSEBITA classified military information shall not be 

destroyed but returned to the originating Party." 

(5) In Article 13, "Release to contractors", paragraphs Band C shall be 

deleted and replaced with the following, respectively: 

"(B) Ensure the facility is granted an appropriate facility security 

clearance." 

"(C) Ensure appropriate personnel security clearances are granted to 

those individuals whose duties require access to the information." 

ARTICLE II 

This Amendment shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last 

written notification by which the Parties inform each other, through diplomatic 

channels, that the requirements of the national legislation for its entry into force 

have been fulfilled. 

S· d' R()CJ..I It ~£ST .II.,IP 2 n.f1 . . . -1' . 19ne In .. I,.I . • • '.LM" ..•.•.••••• on . 1ft" • • . ~: .•• J.I ••••• , In two ongma copIes, 

each one in English and Romanian languages, both texts being equally 

authentic. 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

lJNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

MARK H. GITENSTEIN 

AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA TO 

ROMANIA 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT 

OF ROMANIA 

GABRIEr. ~PREA 

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MINISTER OF NATIONAL 

DEFENCE 
ACORD 

,.. 

INTRE 

GUVERNUL STATELOR UNITE ALE AMERICII 

~I 

GUVERNUL ROMANIEI 

PENTRU AMENDAREA 

,.. 

ACORDULUIINTRE 

GUVERNUL STATELOR UNITE ALE AMERICII ~I ,.. ~ 

GUVERNUL ROMANIEI REFERITOR LA MASURILE 

DE PROTECTIE A INFORMATIILOR MILITARE , ,.. , 

SECRETE DE STAT, INCHEIAT LA WASHINGTON 

D.C., LA 21 IUNIE 1995 
Guvernul Statelor Unite ale Amerieii ~i Guvernul Romaniei, denumite in 

continuare "Parti", 

Luand in considerare prevederile "Acordului intre Guvernul Statelor 

Unite ale Americii §i Guvernul Romaniei referitor la masurile de protectie a 

injorma!iilor militare secrete de stat ", ineheiat la Washington D.C., la 21 iunie 

1995, dcnumit in eontinuare ,,Acord", 

Au convcnit sa modifice Acordul dupa cum UrnleaZa: 

ARTICOLUL I 

(1) In Articolul 1, "Aplicabilitatea Acordului", alineatul C, a doua, a 

treia, a patra ~i a cineea propozitie vor fi eliminate ~i inlocuite cu urmatoarele: 

"Clasifidirile de securitate ~i echivalentele lor pentru Parti sunt: 

Pentru Romania Pentru Statele Unite ale 

-_ Americii .. - -

STRICT SECRET DE TOP SECRET 

IMPORTANTA DEOSEBITA -- -- -

STRICT SECRET SECRET -- -- - --------

SECRET CONFIDENTIAL 

SECRET DE SERVICIU (tara echivalent) --

Informatiile militare clasificate in Romania SECRET DE SERVICIU vor 

fi protejate ca informatii clasificate in Statele Unite ea FOR OFFICIAL USE 

ONL Y ~i vor t1 transmise in conformitate eu prevederile din Articolul 7." 

(2) In Artieolul 6, "Securitatea fizica", alineatul A va fi eliminat ~i 

inlocuit cu urmatoarele: 

"A. Partile vor asigura securitatea tizica a tuturor informatiilor militare 

clasificate ale eeleilalte Parti in timpul tranzitului sau stoearii acestora pe 

teritoriullor." 

(3) in Articolul 7, "Transmiterea informatiilor", alineatul B, paragraful 

(3) va fi eliminat ~i inlocuit cu urmatoarele: 

,,(3) Transmisiile electronice: 

Iniorrnatiiie militare clasificate transmise pe eai eleetronice vor fi 

protejate in timpul transmiterii prin folosirea metodelor de criptare 

corespunzatoare nivelului de clasificare al informatiilor respective. Sistemele de 

inforrna!ii care prelucreaza, stocheaza sau transmit informatii militare 

c1asificate \for primi acreditare de securitate din parte a autoritatii 

corespunzatoare a Partii care tolose~te sistemul." 
(4) in Articolul 10, "Distrugerea", urmatorul alineat C va ti adaugat: 

"c. Intormatiile militare c1asificate in Statele Unite ca TOP SECRET ~i 

in Romania ca STRICT SECRET DE IMPORTANTA DEOSEBITA nu vor fi 

distruse, ci retumate Partii care Ie-a generat." 

(5) In Articolul 13, "Furnizarea de informatii catre contractanti", 

alineatele B ~i C vor fi eliminate ~i inlocuite cu urmatoarele, respectiv: 

,,(B) Se asigura ca intreprinderii respective ii este acordat un certiticat de 

securi tate corespunzator." 

,,(C) Se asigura ca certificate de securitate corespunzatoare sunt acordate 

personalului ale carui responsabilitati necesita acces la informatii." 

ARTICOLUL II 

Acest amendament va intra ill vigoare la data primirii ultimei notificari 

scrise prin care Partile se informeaza reciproc, prin canale diplomatice, ca 

cerintele legislatiei nationale pentru intrarea acestuia in vigoare au fost 

indeplinite. 

. 

Semnat la .. t.U/CJ/~.~~T!.... la . :!~: .1?:.g(l11, in doua exemplare 

originale, tiecare dintre ele ill limbile engleza ~i romana, ambele texte fEnd 

egal autentice. 

PEN"TRU GUVERJ.~UL 

STATELOR UNITE ALE 

AMERlCII 

MARK H. GITENSTEIN 

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AMBASADORUL STATELOR 

UNITE ALE AlVIERlCII 

IN ROMANIA 

PENTRU GUVERL~UL 

ROMANIEI 

GABRIE OPREA 

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MINISTRUL APARARH 

NATIONALE ,