CELEX: 32005D0078
Language: en
Date: 2005-02-01 00:00:00
Title: 2005/78/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 1 February 2005 amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom

2.2.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 29/39
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 1 February 2005
   amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom
   (2005/78/EC, Euratom)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 218(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               The Commission’s security system is based on the principles set out in Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (1) with a view to ensuring a smooth functioning of the decision-making process of the Union.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               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).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Appendix 1 to the Rules on security annexed to those provisions contains a table of equivalence including national security classifications.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               France and the Netherlands have changed their legislation on classification.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               In the interests of clarity, Appendix 1 to the Rules on security should be replaced.
            
         
               (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,
            
         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   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 2
   The Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom is corrected by replacing in all linguistic versions the four classification terms, as appropriate, by the following terms which shall always be written in capital letters:
   
               —
            
            
               ‘RESTREINT UE’,
            
         
               —
            
            
               ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE’,
            
         
               —
            
            
               ‘SECRET UE’,
            
         
               —
            
            
               ‘TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET’.
            
         Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      Done at Brussels, 1 February 2005.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Siim KALLAS
         
         
            Vice-President
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision amended by Decision 2004/194/EC (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 48).
   
      (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.
   
      ANNEX
      
         
            ‘Appendix 1
            COMPARISON OF NATIONAL SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS
            
                        EU classification
                     
                     
                        TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET
                     
                     
                        SECRET UE
                     
                     
                        CONFIDENTIEL UE
                     
                     
                        RESTREINT UE
                     
                  
                        WEU classification
                     
                     
                        FOCAL TOP SECRET
                     
                     
                        WEU SECRET
                     
                     
                        WEU CONFIDENTIAL
                     
                     
                        WEU RESTRICTED
                     
                  
                        Euratom classification
                     
                     
                        EURA TOP SECRET
                     
                     
                        EURA SECRET
                     
                     
                        EURA CONFIDENTIAL
                     
                     
                        EURA RESTRICTED
                     
                  
                        NATO classification
                     
                     
                        COSMIC TOP SECRET
                     
                     
                        NATO SECRET
                     
                     
                        NATO CONFIDENTIAL
                     
                     
                        NATO RESTRICTED
                     
                  
                        Belgium
                     
                     
                        Très Secret
                     
                     
                        Secret
                     
                     
                        Confidentiel
                     
                     
                        Diffusion restreinte
                     
                  
                        Zeer Geheim
                     
                     
                        Geheim
                     
                     
                        Vertrouwelijk
                     
                     
                        Beperkte Verspreiding
                     
                  
                        Czech Republic
                     
                     
                        Přísn 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
                     
                  
                        Greece
                     
                     
                        Άκρως Απόρρητο
                     
                     
                        Απόρρητο
                     
                     
                        Εμπιστευτικό
                     
                     
                        Περιορισμένης Χρήσης
                     
                  
                        Abr: ΑΑΠ
                     
                     
                        Abr: (ΑΠ)
                     
                     
                        Αbr: (ΕΜ)
                     
                     
                        Abr: (ΠΧ)
                     
                  
                        Spain
                     
                     
                        Secreto
                     
                     
                        Reservado
                     
                     
                        Confidencial
                     
                     
                        Difusión Limitada
                     
                  
                        France
                     
                     
                        Très Secret Défense (2)
                        
                     
                     
                        Secret Défense
                     
                     
                        Confidentiel Défense
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Ireland
                     
                     
                        Top Secret
                     
                     
                        Secret
                     
                     
                        Confidential
                     
                     
                        Restricted
                     
                  
                        Italy
                     
                     
                        Segretissimo
                     
                     
                        Segreto
                     
                     
                        Riservatissimo
                     
                     
                        Riservato
                     
                  
                        Cyprus
                     
                     
                        Άκρως Απόρρητο
                     
                     
                        Απόρρητο
                     
                     
                        Εμπιστευτικό
                     
                     
                        Περιορισμένης Χρήσης
                     
                  
                        Latvia
                     
                     
                        Sevišķi slepeni
                     
                     
                        Slepeni
                     
                     
                        Konfidenciāli
                     
                     
                        Dienesta vajadzībām
                     
                  
                        Lithuania
                     
                     
                        Visiškai slaptai
                     
                     
                        Slaptai
                     
                     
                        Konfidencialiai
                     
                     
                        Riboto naudojimo
                     
                  
                        Luxembourg
                     
                     
                        Très Secret
                     
                     
                        Secret
                     
                     
                        Confidentiel
                     
                     
                        Diffusion restreinte
                     
                  
                        Hungary
                     
                     
                        Szigorúan titkos !
                     
                     
                        Titkos !
                     
                     
                        Bizalmas !
                     
                     
                        Korlátozott terjesztésű !
                     
                  
                        Malta
                     
                     
                        L-Ghola Segretezza
                     
                     
                        Sigriet
                     
                     
                        Kunfidenzjali
                     
                     
                        Ristrett
                     
                  
                        Netherlands
                     
                     
                        Stg (3). Zeer Geheim
                     
                     
                        Stg. Geheim
                     
                     
                        Stg. Confidentieel
                     
                     
                        Departementaalvertrouwelijk
                     
                  
                        Austria
                     
                     
                        Streng Geheim
                     
                     
                        Geheim
                     
                     
                        Vertraulich
                     
                     
                        Eingeschränkt
                     
                  
                        Poland
                     
                     
                        Ściśle Tajne
                     
                     
                        Tajne
                     
                     
                        Poufne
                     
                     
                        Zastrzeżone
                     
                  
                        Portugal
                     
                     
                        Muito Secreto
                     
                     
                        Secreto
                     
                     
                        Confidencial
                     
                     
                        Reservado
                     
                  
                        Slovenia
                     
                     
                        Strogo tajno
                     
                     
                        Tajno
                     
                     
                        Zaupno
                     
                     
                        SVN Interno
                     
                  
                        Slovakia
                     
                     
                        Prísne tajné
                     
                     
                        Tajné
                     
                     
                        Dôverné
                     
                     
                        Vyhradené
                     
                  
                        Finland
                     
                     
                        Erittäin salainen
                     
                     
                        Erittäin salainen
                     
                     
                        Salainen
                     
                     
                        Luottamuksellinen
                     
                  
                        Sweden
                     
                     
                        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.