Council Decision

of 18 June 2007

amending Decision 2001/264/EC adopting the Council‘檚 security regulations

(2007/438/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 2006/683/EC, Euratom of 15 September 2006 adopting the Council‘檚 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 Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council‘檚 security regulations [2] contain a list of national security authorities and a table of comparison including national security classifications, respectively. Appendices 1 and 2 to the Security Regulations of the Council of the European Union were last modified by Council Decision 2005/571/EC of 12 July 2005 amending Decision 2001/264/EC [3].

(2) On 25 April 2005, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania signed the Treaty concerning their accession to the European Union, which entered into force on 1 January 2007.

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

(4) In order to take into account the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the Appendices referred to in Recital (1), it is therefore necessary, from a technical point of view, to amend Decision 2001/264/EC,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Decision 2001/264/EC, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. Steinmeier

[1] OJ L 285, 16.10.2006, p. 47. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/4/EC, Euratom (OJ L 1, 4.1.2007, p. 9).

[2] OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/952/EC (OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 18).

[3] OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 31.

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ANNEX

Appendix 1

List of national security authorities

BELGIUM

Nationale veiligheidsoverheid/Autorité nationale de sécurité

FOD Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking/SPF affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération au développement

Karmelietenstraat 15/Rue des Petits Carmes 15

B-1000 Brussel/B-1000 Bruxelles

Tel. secretariaat/secrétariat: (32-2) 501 45 42

Fax (32-2) 501 45 96

BULGARIA

袛褗褉卸邪胁薪邪 泻芯屑懈褋懈褟 锌芯 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟褌邪

褍谢. 袗薪谐械谢 袣褗薪褔械胁 1

小芯褎懈褟 1000

袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟

孝械谢械褎芯薪: (359-2) 921 59 11

肖邪泻褋: (359-2) 987 37 50

State Commission on Information Security

1 Angel Kanchev Str.

BG-1000 Sofia

孝械谢械褎芯薪: (359-2) 921 59 11

肖邪泻褋: (359-2) 987 37 50

CZECH REPUBLIC

N谩rodn铆 bezpe膷nostn铆 煤艡ad

(National Security Authority)

Na Popelce 2/16

CZ-150 06 Praha 56

Tel.: (420) 257 28 33 35

Fax: (420) 257 28 31 10

DENMARK

Politiets Efterretningstjeneste

Klausdalsbrovej 1

DK-2860 S酶borg

Telefon (45) 33 14 88 88

Fax (45) 33 43 01 90

Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste

Kastellet 30

DK-2100 K酶benhavn 脴

Telefon (45) 33 32 55 66

Fax (45) 33 93 13 20

GERMANY

Bundesministerium des Innern

Referat IS 4

Alt-Moabit 101 D

D-11014 Berlin

Telefon (49-1) 88 86 81 15 26

Fax (49-1) 888 68 15 15 26

ESTONIA

Estonian National Security Authority

Security Department

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia

Sakala 1

EE-15094 Tallinn

Tel: + 372/7170 077, + 372/7170 030

Faks: + 372/7170 213

GREECE

螕蔚谓喂魏蠈 螘蟺喂蟿蔚位蔚委慰 螘胃谓喂魏萎蟼 螒渭蠉谓畏蟼 (螕螘螘螛螒)

螖喂伪魏位伪未喂魏萎 螖喂蔚蠉胃蠀谓蟽畏 危蟿蟻伪蟿喂蠅蟿喂魏蠋谓 螤位畏蟻慰蠁慰蟻喂蠋谓 (螖螖危螤)

螖喂蔚蠉胃蠀谓蟽畏 螒蟽蠁伪位蔚委伪蟼 魏伪喂 螒谓蟿喂蟺位畏蟻慰蠁慰蟻喂蠋谓

危韦螕 1020

围慰位伪蟻纬蠈蟼 ‘�螒胃萎谓伪

螘位位维未伪

韦畏位苇蠁蠅谓伪: | (30-210) 657 20 09 (蠋蟻蔚蟼 纬蟻伪蠁蔚委慰蠀) (30-210) 657 20 10 (蠋蟻蔚蟼 纬蟻伪蠁蔚委慰蠀) |

桅伪尉 | (30-210) 642 64 32 (30-210) 652 76 12 |

Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)

Military Intelligence Sectoral Directorate

Security Counterintelligence Directorate

GR-STG 1020

Holargos ‘�Athens

韦畏位苇蠁蠅谓伪: | (30-210) 657 20 09 (蠋蟻蔚蟼 纬蟻伪蠁蔚委慰蠀) (30-210) 657 20 10 (蠋蟻蔚蟼 纬蟻伪蠁蔚委慰蠀) |

桅伪尉 | (30-210) 642 64 32 (30-210) 652 76 12 |

SPAIN

Autoridad Nacional de Seguridad

Oficina Nacional de Seguridad

Avenida Padre Huidobro s/n

Carretera Nacional Radial VI, km 8,5

E-28023 Madrid

Tel. | (34) 913 72 57 07 (34) 913 72 50 27 |

Fax (34) 913 72 58 08

FRANCE

Secrétariat général de la défense nationale

Service de sécurité de défense (SGDN/SSD)

51, boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg

F-75700 Paris 07 SP

Tél. (33) 171 75 81 77

Fax (33) 171 75 82 00

IRELAND

National Security Authority

Department of Foreign Affairs

80 St Stephens Green

Dublin 2

Telephone: + 353-1-478 08 22

Fax + 353-1-478 14 84

ITALY

Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

Autorit脿 Nazionale per la Sicurezza

Cesis III Reparto (UCSi)

Via di Santa Susanna, 15

I-1187 Roma

Tel. (39) 06 61 17 42 66

Fax (39) 06 488 52 73

CYPRUS

违蟺慰蠀蟻纬蔚委慰 螁渭蠀谓伪蟼

危蟿蟻伪蟿喂蠅蟿喂魏蠈 螘蟺喂蟿蔚位蔚委慰 蟿慰蠀 违蟺慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉

螘胃谓喂魏萎 螒蟻蠂萎 螒蟽蠁维位蔚喂伪蟼 (螘螒螒)

违蟺慰蠀蟻纬蔚委慰 螁渭蠀谓伪蟼

螞蔚蠅蠁蠈蟻慰蟼 螘渭渭伪谓慰蠀萎位 巍慰螑未畏 4

1432 螞蔚蠀魏蠅蟽委伪

螝蠉蟺蟻慰蟼

韦畏位苇蠁蠅谓伪: (357-22) 80 75 69, (357-22) 80 76 43, (357-22) 80 77 64, (357) 99 35 80 00

桅伪尉 (357-22) 30 23 51

Ministry of Defence

Minister‘檚 Military Staff

National Security Authority (NSA)

4 Emanuel Roidi street

CY-1432 Nicosia

韦畏位苇蠁蠅谓伪: (357-22) 80 75 69, (357-22) 80 76 43, (357-22) 80 77 64, (357) 99 35 80 00

桅伪尉 (357-22) 30 23 51

LATVIA

National Security Authority of Constitution Protection

Bureau of the Republic of Latvia

Miera iela 85 A

LV-1001 R墨ga

T膩lrunis: (371) 702 54 18

Fakss: (371) 702 54 54

LITHUANIA

National Security Authority of the Republic of Lithuania

Gedimino pr. 40/1 LTL-2600 Vilnius

Telefonas: (370) 5 266 32 05

Faksas: (370) 5 266 32 00

LUXEMBOURG

Autorité nationale de sécurité

Bo卯te postale 2379

L-1023 Luxembourg

Tél. | (352) 47 82 210 central (352) 47 82 253 direct |

Fax (352) 47 82 243

HUNGARY

Nemzeti Biztons谩gi Fel眉gyelet

Pf.: 2

H-1357 Budapest

Telefon: (36-1) 346 96 52

Fax: (36-1) 346 96 58

MALTA

Ministeru tal-臓ustizzja u l-Affarijiet Interni

P.O. Box 146

MT-Valletta

Telefown: + 356/21 24 98 44

Fax + 356/25 69 53 21

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Postbus 20010

NL-2500 EA Den Haag

Telefoon: + 31/70/320 44 00

Fax 31/70/320 07 33

Ministerie van Defensie

Beveiligingsautoriteit

Postbus 20701

NL-2500 ES Den Haag

Telefoon: + 31/70/318 70 60

Fax 31/70/318 75 22

AUSTRIA

Informationssicherheitskommission

Bundeskanzleramt

Ballhausplatz 2

A-1014 Wien

Telefon (43-1) 531 15 25 94

Fax (43-1) 531 15 26 15

POLAND

Agencja Bezpiecze艅stwa Wewn臋trznego ‘�ABW

Departament Ochrony Informacji Niejawnych

ul. Rakowiecka 2 A

00-993 Warszawa

Polska

Tel.: (48-22) 585 73 60

Faks: (48-22) 585 85 09

S艂u偶ba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego

Biuro Ochrony Informacji Niejawnych

ul. Oczki 1

02-007 Warszawa

Polska

Tel.: (48-22) 684 12 47

Faks: (48-22) 684 10 76

PORTUGAL

Presid锚ncia do Conselho de Ministros

Autoridade Nacional de Segurança

Avenida Ilha da Madeira, 1

P-1400-204 Lisboa

Tel.: (+351) 21 301 17 10

Fax: (+351) 21 303 17 11

ROMANIA

Romanian ANS ‘�ORNISS

Strada Mure葯 nr. 4

RO-012275 Bucure葯ti

Telefon: (40-21) 224 58 30

Fax: (40-21) 224 07 14

SLOVENIA

Urad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkov

Gregor膷i膷eva 27

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Tel. (386-1) 478 13 90

Faks (386-1) 478 13 99

SLOVAKIA

N谩rodn媒 bezpe膷nostn媒 煤rad

(National Security Authority)

Budat铆nska 30

P.O. Box 16

850 07 Bratislava 57

Slovensk谩 republika

Tel.: (421-2) 68 69 23 14

Fax: (421-2) 63 82 40 05

FINLAND

Kansallinen turvallisuusviranomainen

Ulkoasiainministeri枚/Turvallisuusyksikk枚

Kanavakatu 3 A

PL 176

FI-00161 Helsinki

P. (358-9) 16 05 55 10

F. (358-9) 16 05 55 16

SWEDEN

Utrikesdepartementet

SSSB

S-103 39 Stockholm

Telefon (46-8) 405 54 44

Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

UNITED KINGDOM

UK National Security Authority

PO Box 49359

GB-London SW1P 1LU

Telephone: + 44-020 7930 8768

Fax + 44-020 7821 8604

Appendix 2

Comparison of security classifications

EU Classification | Très secret UE/EU top secret | Secret UE | Confidentiel UE | Restreint UE |

Belgium | Très Secret Zeer Geheim | Secret Geheim | Confidentiel Vertrouwelijk | Diffusion restreinte Beperkte Verspreiding |

Bulgaria | C褌po谐o ce泻褉械褌薪芯 | Ce泻褉械褌薪芯 | 袩芯胁械褉懈褌械谢薪芯 | 袟邪 褋谢褍卸械斜薪芯 锌芯谢蟹胁邪薪械 |

Czech Republic | P艡铆sn臎 tajné | Tajné | D暖v臎rné | Vyhrazené |

Denmark | Yderst hemmeligt | Hemmeligt | Fortroligt | Til tjenestebrug |

Germany | Streng geheim | Geheim | VS [1] ‘�Vertraulich | VS ‘�Nur f眉r den Dienstgebrauch |

Estonia | T盲iesti salajane | Salajane | Konfidentsiaalne | Piiratud |

Greece | 螁魏蟻蠅蟼 螒蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿慰 Abr: 螒螒螤 | 螒蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿慰 Abr: (螒螤) | 螘渭蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠀蟿喂魏蠈 螒br: (螘螠) | 螤蔚蟻喂慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓畏蟼 围蟻萎蟽畏蟼 Abr: (螤围) |

Spain | Secreto | Reservado | Confidencial | Difusi贸n Limitada |

France | Très Secret Défense [2] | Secret Défense | Confidentiel Défense | Néant [3] |

Ireland | Top Secret | Secret | Confidential | Restricted |

Italy | Segretissimo | Segreto | Riservatissimo | Riservato |

Cyprus | 螁魏蟻蠅蟼 螒蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿慰 螒br: (A螒螤) | 螒蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿慰 螒br: (螒螤) | 螘渭蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠀蟿喂魏蠈 螒br: (螘螠) | 螤蔚蟻喂慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓畏蟼 围蟻萎蟽畏蟼 螒br: (螤围) |

Latvia | Sevi拧姆i slepeni | Slepeni | Konfidenci膩li | Dienesta vajadz墨b膩m |

Lithuania | Visi拧kai slaptai | Slaptai | Konfidencialiai | Riboto naudojimo |

Luxembourg | Très Secret Lux | Secret Lux | Confidentiel Lux | Restreint Lux |

Hungary | Szigor煤an titkos! | Titkos! | Bizalmas! | Korl谩tozott terjesztés疟! |

Malta | L-Og魔la Segretezza | Sigriet | Kunfidenzjali | Ristrett |

Netherlands | STG Zeer Geheim | STG Geheim | STG Confidentieel | Departementaalvertrouwelijk |

Austria | Streng Geheim | Geheim | Vertraulich | Eingeschr盲nkt |

Poland | 艢ci艣le Tajne | Tajne | Poufne | Zastrze偶one |

Portugal | Muito Secreto | Secreto | Confidencial | Reservado |

Romania | Strict secret de importan葲膬 deosebit膬 | Strict secret | Secret | Secret de serviciu |

Slovenia | Strogo tajno | Tajno | Zaupno | Interno |

Slovakia | Pr铆sne tajné | Tajné | D么verné | Vyhradené |

Finland | ERITT脛IN SALAINEN | SALAINEN | LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN | K脛YTT脰 RAJOITETTU |

Sweden | Kvalificerat hemlig | Hemlig | Hemlig | Hemlig |

United Kingdom | Top Secret | Secret | Confidential | Restricted |

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NATO Classification | Cosmic Top Secret | NATO Secret | NATO Confidential | NATO Restricted |

WEU Classification | Focal Top Secret | WEU Secret | WEU Confidential | WEU Restricted |

[1] Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.

[2] France: the classification Très Secret Défense, which covers governmental priority issues, may be changed only with the Prime Minister‘檚 authorisation.

[3] France does not use the classification category "DIFFUSION RESTREINTE" in its national system. France handles and protects documents bearing the marking "RESTREINT UE" according to its national laws and regulations in force, which are not less stringent than the provisions of the Council‘檚 security regulations.

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