# Council Decision of 14 April 2014 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information            (2014/233/EU)         

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# Council Decision

# of 14 April 2014

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

# (2014/233/EU)

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(1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EU(2) contains a table of equivalence of security classifications.

(2)The United Kingdom has notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications.

(3)It is, therefore, necessary to modify Decision 2013/488/EU accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

Appendix B to Decision 2013/488/EU is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

A. Tsaftaris                            

## ANNEXU.K.

### ‘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(3) below |                  

Bulgaria | Cтpoгo ceкретно | Ceкретно | Поверително | За служебно ползване |

Czech Republic | Přísně tajné | Tajné | Důvěrné | Vyhrazené |

Denmark | YDERST HEMMELIGT| HEMMELIGT| FORTROLIGT| TIL TJENESTEBRUG|

Germany | STRENG GEHEIM | GEHEIM | VS(4)— 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(5) 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 | Sigriet | Kunfidenzjali | Ristrett |

Top Secret | Secret | Confidential | Restricted(6)                   

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(7) | HEMLIG/TOP SECRET HEMLIG AV SYNNERLIG BETYDELSE FÖR RIKETS SÄKERHET | HEMLIG/SECRET HEMLIG | HEMLIG/CONFIDENTIAL HEMLIG                     | HEMLIG/RESTRICTED HEMLIG |                  

United Kingdom | UK TOP SECRET| UK SECRET| nota(8) below| UK OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE                  

1

OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35.                           

2

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).                           

3

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.                           

4

Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.

5

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.                           

6

The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.

7

Sweden: the security classification markings in the top row are used by the defence authorities and the markings in the bottom                              row by other authorities.                           

8

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”.’.