Council Decision (EU) 2025/1540 of 18 July 2025 amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information
Date: 2025-07-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, State secret, access to EU information, data protection, exchange of information, protection of communications








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2025/1540


25.7.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1540
         
of 18 July 2025
         
amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information


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)


Appendix C to Decision 2013/488/EU contains a list of national security authorities (NSAs).












(3)


On 14 April 2025, Belgium notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications. Those changes introduce an additional fourth Belgian classification level ‘RESTREINT (Loi 11.12.1998) – BEPERKT (Wet 11.12.1998)’.












(4)


On 12 June 2025, Belgium notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its NSA regarding the NSA’s contact details and the competent ministry.












(5)


Decision 2013/488/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Appendices B and C to Decision 2013/488/EU are replaced by the text appearing respectively in Annexes I and II to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2009/937/oj.

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/488/oj).




ANNEX I


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)


RESTREINT (Loi 11.12.1998)
BEPERKT (Wet 11.12.1998)




Bulgaria


Cтpoгo ceкретно


Ceкретно


Поверително


За служебно ползване




Czechia


Přísně tajné


Tajné


Důvěrné


Vyhrazené




Denmark


YDERST HEMMELIGT


HEMMELIGT


FORTROLIGT


TIL TJENESTEBRUG




Germany


STRENG GEHEIM


GEHEIM


VS (1) 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
TRÈS SECRET DÉFENSE (2a)



SECRET
SECRET DÉFENSE (2a)



CONFIDENTIEL DÉFENSE (2a), (2b)



nota (2c) 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
Top Secret


Sigriet
Secret


Kunfidenzjali
Confidential


Ristrett
Restricted (3)





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


Kvalificerat hemlig


Hemlig


Konfidentiell


Begränsat hemlig








(1)  Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.

(2a)  Information generated by France before 1 July 2021 and classified ‘TRÈS SECRET DÉFENSE’, ‘SECRET DÉFENSE’ and ‘CONFIDENTIEL DÉFENSE’ continue to be handled and protected at the equivalent level of ‘TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET’, ‘SECRET UE/EU SECRET’ and ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL’ respectively.

(2b)  France handles and protects ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL’ information in accordance with the French security measures for protecting ‘SECRET’ information.

(2c)  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.

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





ANNEX II


Appendix C
LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES (NSAs)






BELGIUM
Autorité Nationale de Sécurité/Nationale Veiligheidsoverheid
SPF Justice / FOD Justitie
Rue des Petits Carmes, 15
1000 Bruxelles
Email: info@nvo-ans.be


ESTONIA
National Security Authority Department
Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service
Rahumäe tee 4B
11316 Tallinn
Tel. +372 693 9211
Fax +372 693 5001
Email: nsa@fis.gov.ee




BULGARIA
State Commission on Information Security
4 Kozloduy Str.
1202 Sofia
Tel. + 359 29333600
Fax + 359 29873750
Email: dksi@government.bg
Website: www.dksi.bg


IRELAND
National Security Authority
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
76 – 78 Harcourt Street
Dublin 2
D02 DX45 Ireland
Tel. 1: + 353 1 4082842
Tel. 2: + 353 1 4082724
Email: nsa@dfa.ie




CZECHIA
Národní bezpečnostní úřad
(National Security Authority)
Na Popelce 2/16
150 06 Praha 56
Tel. + 420 257283335
Fax + 420 257283110
Email: oms@nbu.cz
Website: www.nbu.cz


GREECE
Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ)
Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και Αντιπληροφοριών
ΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα)
Ελλάδα
Τηλ.: + 30 2106572045 (ώρες γραφείου)
+ 30 2106572009 (ώρες γραφείου)
Φαξ: + 30 2106536279
+ 30 2106577612
Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)
Counter Intelligence and Security Directorate (NSA)
227-231 HOLARGOS
STG 1020 ATHENS
Tel. + 30 2106572045
+ 30 2106572009
Fax + 30 2106536279
+ 30 2106577612




DENMARK
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste
(Danish Security Intelligence Service)
Klausdalsbrovej 1
2860 Søborg
Tel. + 45 45 15 90 07
Fax + 45 45 15 01 90
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
(Danish Defence Intelligence Service)
Kastellet 30
2100 Copenhagen Ø
Tel. + 45 33325566
Fax + 45 33931320


SPAIN
Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad
Oficina Nacional de Seguridad
Calle Argentona, 30
28023 Madrid
Tel. + 34 913725000
Fax + 34 913725808
Email: nsa-sp@areatec.com




GERMANY
Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat
Section ÖS II 5
Alt-Moabit 140
D-10557 Berlin
Tel. + 49 30186810
Fax + 49 30186811441
Email 1: OESII5@bmi.bund.de
Email 2: PersGS@bmi.bund.de


FRANCE
Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale
Sous-direction Protection du secret (SGDSN/PSD)
51 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg
75700 Paris 07 SP
Tel. + 33 171758177
Fax + 33 171758200




CROATIA
Office of the National Security Council
Croatian NSA
Jurjevska 34
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel. + 385 14681222
Fax + 385 14686049
Email: NSACroatia@uvns.hr
Website: www.uvns.hr


LUXEMBOURG
Autorité nationale de Sécurité
Boîte postale 2379
1023 Luxembourg
Tel. + 352 24782210 central
Tel. + 352 24782253 direct
Fax + 352 24782243




ITALY
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
Dipartimento Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS)
Ufficio Centrale per la Segretezza (UCSe)
Via Galilei, 32
00185 Roma
Tel. + 39 06478601
Fax + 39 064885273
Email: nsa.ita@alfa.gov.it


HUNGARY
Nemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet
(National Security Authority of Hungary)
1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/B
Postal address: 1399 Budapest, Pf. 710/50
Tel. + 36-1/391-1862
Fax + 36-1/391-1889
Email: nbf@nbf.hu
Website: www.nbf.hu




CYPRUS
ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ
ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ
ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΗ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ (ΕΑΑ)
Υπουργείο Άμυνας
Λεωφόρος Στροβόλου 172-174, 1432
Λευκωσία
Ταχυδρομικός Κώδικας: 2048
Τηλεφωνα: + 357 22807569, + 357 22807643, + 357 22807764
Τηλεομοιότυπ: + 357 22302351
Ηλεκτρονικό Ταχυδρομείο: cynsa@mod.gov.cy
Ministry of Defence
Minister’s Military Staff
National Security Authority (NSA)
172-174 Strovolou Avenue, 1432
Nicosia
Postal code: 2048
Tel. + 357 22807569, + 357 22807643, + 357 22807764
Fax + 357 22302351
Email: cynsa@mod.gov.cy


MALTA
Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security
P.O. Box 146
MT-Valletta
Tel. + 356 21249844
Fax + 356 25695321




LATVIA
National Security Authority
Constitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of Latvia
P.O. Box 286
LV-1001 Riga
Tel. + 371 67025418
Email: ndi@sab.gov.lv


NETHERLANDS
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Postbus 20010
2500 EA Den Haag
Tel. + 31 703204400
Fax + 31 703200733
Ministerie van Defensie
Beveiligingsautoriteit
Postbus 20701
2500 ES Den Haag
Tel. + 31 703187060
Fax + 31 703187522




LITHUANIA
Lietuvos Respublikos paslapčių apsaugos koordinavimo komisija
(The Commission for Secrets Protection Coordination of the Republic of Lithuania National Security Authority)
Pilaitės ave. 19
LT-06264 Vilnius
Tel. + 370 5 706 66128
Fax +370 706 66700
Email: nsa@vsd.lt


AUSTRIA
Informationssicherheitskommission
Bundeskanzleramt
Ballhausplatz 2
1010 Wien
Tel. + 43 1 53115 202594
Fax + 43 1 53109 202594
Email: isk@bka.gv.at




POLAND
Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego – ABW
(Internal Security Agency)
2A Rakowiecka St.
00-993 Warszawa
Tel. + 48 225857663
Fax + 48 225858509
Email: nsa@abw.gov.pl
Website: www.abw.gov.pl


SLOVAKIA
Národný bezpečnostný úrad
(National Security Authority)
Budatínska 30
851 06 Bratislava
Tel. + 421 2 6869 1111
Fax + 421 2 6869 1700
Email: podatelna@nbu.gov.sk
Website: www.nbu.gov.sk




PORTUGAL
Presidência do Conselho de Ministros
Autoridade Nacional de Segurança
Rua da Junqueira, 69
1300-342 Lisboa
Tel. + 351 213031710
Fax + 351 213031711


FINLAND
National Security Authority
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 453
FI-00023 Government
Tel. + 358 9 16055890
Email: NSA@formin.fi




ROMANIA
Oficiul Registrului Național al Informațiilor Secrete de Stat
– Romanian NSA – ORNISS
National Registry Office for Classified Information
Strada Mureș nr. 4
012275 Bucharest
Tel. + 40 212075114
Fax + 40 212240714
Email: nsa.romania@nsa.ro
Website: www.orniss.ro


SWEDEN
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish National Security Authority
103 39 Stockholm
Tel. + 46 8 405 10 00
Email: ud-nsa@gov.se




SLOVENIA
Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov
Šmartinska 152
1000 Ljubljana
Tel. + 386 147817570
Fax + 386 14781399
Email: gp.uvtp@gov.si


 









ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1540/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)