Council Decision

of 10 February 2004

amending Decision 2001/264/EC adopting the Council's security regulations

(2004/194/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/682/EC, Euratom of 22 July 2002 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure(1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Appendices 1 and 2 to the Security Regulations of the Council of the European Union annexed to Decision 2001/264/EC(2) contain a list of national security authorities (NSAs) and a table of comparison including national security classifications, respectively.

(2) On 16 April 2003, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic signed the Treaty concerning their accession to the European Union(3).

(3) According to Article 2(2) of Decision 2001/264/EC, those States have to take appropriate measures to ensure that, when EU classified information is handled, the Council's security regulations are respected.

(4) In order to take into account those States in the abovementioned Appendices, it is therefore necessary, from a technical point of view, to amend Decision 2001/264/EC.

(5) Appendix 2 to Decision 2001/264/EC indicates that correspondence with NATO classification levels will be established when the Security Agreement between the European Union and NATO is negotiated.

(6) An Agreement(4) on the security of information was signed between the European Union and NATO on 14 March 2003.

(7) It is therefore also necessary to introduce correspondence with NATO classification levels in Appendix 2 to the abovementioned Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision 2001/264/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Appendix 1 is replaced by the document in Annex I to this Decision;

(b) Appendix 2 is replaced by the document in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

1. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication.

2. It shall apply only subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession, signed in Athens on 16 April 2003.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCreevy

(1) OJ L 230, 28.8.2002, p. 7.

(2) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 80, 27.3.2003, p. 36.

ANNEX I

BELGIUM

Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, du commerce extérieur et de la coopération au développement

Autorité nationale de sécurité (ANS)

Direction du protocole et de la sécurité

Service de la sécurité P & S 6

Rue des Petits Carmes 15 B - 1000 Bruxelles Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

Nationale Veiligheidsoverheid (NVO)

Directie Protocol en Veiligheid P& S 6 Karmelietenstraat 15 B - 1000 Brussel Téléphone du secrétariat: (32-2) 519 05 74 Téléphone de la présidence: (32-2) 501 82 20; (32-2) 501 87 10 Télécopieur: (32-2) 519 05 96

CZECH REPUBLIC

National Security Authority Na Popelce 2/16 CZ - 150 06 Praha 56 Telefon: (420) 257 28 33 35 Fax: (420) 257 28 31 10

DENMARK

Politiets Efterretningstjeneste Klausdalsbrovej 1 DK - 2860 Søborg Telefon (45) 33 14 88 88 Fax (45) 33 43 01 90

GERMANY

Bundesministerium des Innern Referat IS 2 Alt-Moabit 101 D D - 11014 Berlin Telefon: 49-18 88-681-15 26 Fax: 49-18 88-681-558 06

ESTONIA

Ministry of Defence, Republic of Estonia, Department of Security Sakala 1 EE - 15094 Tallinn Telefon: (372) 717 00 30 Fax: (372) 717 00 01

GREECE

Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ)

Υπηρεσία Στρατιωτικών Πληροφοριών (ΥΣΠ - Β Κλάδος)

Τμήμα Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών ΣΤΓ 1020 - Χολαργός (Αθήνα) Ελλάδα Τηλέφωνα: (30) 210 657 20 09 (ώρες γραφείου), (30) 210 657 20 10 (ώρες γραφείου) Φαξ: (30) 210 642 64 32, (30) 210 657 21 81 Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)

Military Intelligence Service (MIS-Bi Branch)

Security Counterintelligence Section GR-STG 1020 Holargos - Athens Telephone: (30) 210 657 20 09, (30) 210 657 20 10 Fax: (30) 210 642 64 32, (30) 210 657 21 81

SPAIN

Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad Oficina Nacional de Seguridad Avenida Padre Huidobro s/n

Carretera Nacional Radial VI, km 8,5

E - 28023 Madrid Teléfono: (34-91) 372 57 07, (34-91) 372 50 27 Fax: (34-91) 372 58 08

FRANCE

Secrétariat général de la défense nationale Service de sécurité et de défense (SGDN/SSD) 51 boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg F - 75700 Paris 07 SP Téléphone: (33-1) 71 75 81 77 Télécopieur: (33-1) 71 75 82 00

IRELAND

National Security Authority Department of Foreign Affairs 80 St. Stephens Green Dublin 2 Ireland Telephone: (353-1) 478 08 22 Fax: (353-1) 478 14 84

ITALY

Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

Autorità Nazionale per la Sicurezza

Ufficio Centrale per la Sicurezza Via della Pineta Sacchetti, 216 I - 00168 Roma Tel.: (39) 066 27 47 75 Fax: (39) 066 14 33 97

CYPRUS

Υπουργείο Άμυνας Στρατιωτικό επιτελείο του υπουργού

Εθνική Αρχή Ασφάλειας (ΕΑΑ)

Υπουργείο Άμυνας Λεωφόρος Εμμανουήλ Ροΐδη 4 1432 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος Τηλέφωνα: (357) 22 80 75 69, (357) 22 80 75 19, (357) 22 80 77 64 Φαξ: (357) 22 30 23 51 Ministry of Defence Minister's Military Staff

National Security Authority (NSA)

4 Emanuel Roidi street CY - 1432 Nicosia Telephone: (357) 22 80 75 69; (357) 22 80 75 19; (357) 22 80 77 64 Fax: (357) 22 30 23 51

LATVIA

Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia Miera Iela 85/A LV - 1001 Riga Telefon: (371) 702 54 18 Fax: (371) 702 54 06

LITHUANIA

National Security Authority of the Republic of Lithuania Gedimino 40/2 LT - 2600 Vilnius Telefon: (370-5) 266 32 05 Fax: (370-5) 266 32 00

LUXEMBOURG

Autorité nationale de sécurité

Ministère d'État

Boîte Postale 23 79 L - 1023 Luxembourg Téléphone: (352) 478 22 10 (central), (352) 478 22 35 (ligne directe) Télécopieur: (352) 478 22 43; (352) 478 22 71

HUNGARY

National Security Authority Republic of Hungary Pf. 2 HU - 1352 Budapest Telefon: (361) 346 96 52 Fax: (361) 346 96 58

MALTA

Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs P.O. Box 146 MT - Valletta Telefon: (356) 21 24 98 44 Fax: (356) 21 23 53 00

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken Postbus 20010 2500 EA Den Haag Nederland Tel.: (31-70) 320 44 00 Fax: (31-70) 320 07 33 Ministerie van Defensie Militaire Inlichtingendienst (MID) Postbus 20701 2500 ES Den Haag Nederland Tel.: (31-70) 318 70 60 Fax: (31-70) 318 79 51

AUSTRIA

Informationssicherheitskommission Bundeskanzleramt Ballhausplatz 2 A - 1014 Wien Telefon: 431-531 15 23 96 Fax: 431-531 15 25 08

POLAND

Military Information Services National Security Authority - Military Sphere PL - 00-909 Warszawa 60 Telefon: (48-22) 684 61 19 Fax: (48-22) 684 61 72 Internal Security Agency Department for the Protection of Classified Information 2A Rakowiecka St. PL - 00-993 Warszawa Telefon: (48-22) 585 73 60 Fax: (48-22) 585 85 09

PORTUGAL

Presidência do Conselho de Ministros Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Avenida Ilha da Madeira P - 1400-204 Lisboa Tel.: (351-21) 301 17 10 Fax: (351-21) 303 17 11

SLOVENIA

Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

For the Protection of Classified Information - NSA

Slovenska cesta 5 SVN - 1000 Ljubljana Telefon: (386-1) 426 91 20 Fax: (386-1) 426 91 91

SLOVAKIA

National Security Authority Budatínska 30 SK - 851 05 Bratislava Telefon: (421-2) 68 69 95 09 Fax: (421-2) 63 82 40 05

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet Alivaltiosihteeri (Hallinto)/Understatssekreteraren (Administration) Laivastokatu/Maringatan 22 PL/PB 176 FI - 00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors P. (358-9) 16 05 53 38 F. (358-9) 16 05 53 03

SWEDEN

Utrikesdepartementet SSSB S - 103 39 Stockholm Telefon (46-8) 405 54 44 Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

UNITED KINGDOM

National Security Authority The Secretary for T3P/1 PO Box 56 56 London EC1A 1AH United Kingdom Telephone: (44) 20 72 70 87 51 Fax: (44) 20 76 30 14 28

ANNEX II

Comparison of security classifications

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