2005/78/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 1 February 2005 amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom
Date: 2005-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, accession to the European Union, confidentiality, rules of procedure

2.2.2005

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 February 2005

amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom

(2005/78/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 218(2) thereof,

establishing the European

On 14 March 2003 the European Union signed an
agreement (4) with NATO on the security of information.
It is therefore also necessary to establish correspondence
with NATO classification levels in Appendix 1 to the
Rules on security.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,

(6)

France and the Netherlands have changed their legislation
on classification.

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,

(7)

In the interests of clarity, Appendix 1 to the Rules on
security should be replaced.

Whereas:

(8)

At the same time, the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC,
ECSC, Euratom should be corrected in order to ensure
that the four classification terms are used homogeneously
in all language versions,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Commission’s security system is based on the prin-
ciples set out in Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19
March 2001 adopting the Council’s
security regu-
lations (1) with a view to ensuring a smooth functioning
of the decision-making process of the Union.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Commission’s provisions on security are contained
in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC,
ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its
internal Rules of Procedure (2).

Appendix 1 to the Rules on security contained in the Annex to
Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom is replaced by the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 1

Appendix 1 to the Rules on security annexed to those
provisions contains a table of equivalence including
national security classifications.

Article 2

The Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom is
corrected by replacing in all linguistic versions the four classi-
fication terms, as appropriate, by the following terms which
shall always be written in capital letters:

On 16 April 2003, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia signed the Treaty concerning their accession to
the European Union (3). Appendix 1 to the Rules on
security should be amended in order to take account
of those States.

— ‘RESTREINT UE’,

— ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE’,

— ‘SECRET UE’,

(1) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision amended by Decision

2004/194/EC (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 48).

— ‘TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET’.

(2) OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.

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

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2005.

For the Commission

Siim KALLAS
Vice-President

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ANNEX

‘Appendix 1

COMPARISON OF NATIONAL SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS

EU classification

WEU classification

Euratom
classification

NATO classification

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

SECRET UE

CONFIDENTIEL UE

RESTREINT UE

TRES SECRET UE/
EU TOP SECRET

FOCAL TOP
SECRET

WEU SECRET

EURA TOP SECRET EURA SECRET

COSMIC TOP
SECRET

Très Secret

Zeer Geheim

Přísn tajné

NATO SECRET

Secret

Geheim

Tajné

Yderst hemmeligt

Hemmeligt

WEU
CONFIDENTIAL

EURA
CONFIDENTIAL

NATO
CONFIDENTIAL

WEU RESTRICTED

EURA RESTRICTED

NATO RESTRICTED

Confidentiel

Diffusion restreinte

Vertrouwelijk

Beperkte Verspreiding

Důvěrné

Fortroligt

Vyhrazené

Til tjenestebrug

Streng geheim

Geheim

VS (1) — Vertraulich VS — Nur für den

Dienstgebrauch

Täiesti salajane

Salajane

Konfidentsiaalne

Piiratud

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Απόρρητο

Εμπιστευτικό

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Abr: ΑΑΠ

Secreto

Très Secret
Défense (2)

Top Secret

Segretissimo

Abr: (ΑΠ)

Reservado

Secret Défense

Αbr: (ΕΜ)

Abr: (ΠΧ)

Confidencial

Difusión Limitada

Confidentiel
Défense

Secret

Segreto

Confidential

Restricted

Riservatissimo

Riservato

Άκρως Απόρρητο

Απόρρητο

Εμπιστευτικό

Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Sevišķi slepeni

Visiškai slaptai

Slepeni

Slaptai

Secret

Konfidenciāli

Dienesta vajadzībām

Konfidencialiai

Riboto naudojimo

Confidentiel

Diffusion restreinte

Luxembourg

Très Secret

Hungary

Malta

Szigorúan titkos !

Titkos !

Bizalmas !

Korlátozott terjesztésű !

L-Ghola Segretezza

Sigriet

Kunfidenzjali

Ristrett

Netherlands

Stg (3). Zeer Geheim Stg. Geheim

Stg. Confidentieel

Departementaalvertrouwelijk

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

Streng Geheim

Geheim

Ściśle Tajne

Muito Secreto

Strogo tajno

Prísne tajné

Tajne

Secreto

Tajno

Tajné

Vertraulich

Poufne

Eingeschränkt

Zastrzeżone

Confidencial

Reservado

Zaupno

Dôverné

SVN Interno

Vyhradené

Erittäin salainen

Erittäin salainen

Salainen

Luottamuksellinen

Kvalificerat hemlig

Hemlig

Hemlig

Hemlig

United Kingdom

Top Secret

Secret

Confidential

Restricted

(1) VS = Verschlusssache.
(2) The classification Très secret défense, which covers governmental priority issues, may only be changed with the Prime Minister’s

authorisation.
(3) Stg = staatsgeheim.’