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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 Procedurenote, and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas:
(1)Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EUnote 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)France has notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications. Those changes introduce two new classification markings with effect from 1 July 2021: ‘TRÈS SECRET’ and ‘SECRET’. Information generated by France before 1 July 2021 and classified ‘TRÈS SECRET DÉFENSE’, ‘SECRET DÉFENSE’ or ‘CONFIDENTIEL DÉFENSE’ should continue to be handled and protected at the equivalent level of ‘TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET’, ‘SECRET UE/EU SECRET’ or ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL’ respectively.
(4)Furthermore, Italy and Slovenia have notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to their respective NSAs.
(5)The Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Communitynote (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2020/135note and entered into force on 1 February 2020. The transition period provided for in Article 126 of the Withdrawal Agreement, during which Union law continued to apply to and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’) in accordance with Article 127 of the Withdrawal Agreement, ended on 31 December 2020. The references to the United Kingdom, its security classifications and its NSAs should therefore be removed from Appendices B and C to Decision 2013/488/EU respectively.
(6)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 1 and 2 to this Decision.
Article 2#
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2021.
Annex 1
Annex 2
APPENDIX C — LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES (NSAs)
| BELGIUMAutorité nationale de SécuritéSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement15, rue des Petits Carmes1000 BruxellesTel. Secretariat: +32 25014542Fax +32 25014596Email: nvo-ans@diplobel.fed.be | BULGARIAState Commission on Information Security4 Kozloduy Str.1202 SofiaTel. +359 29333600Fax +359 29873750Email: dksi@government.bgWebsite: www.dksi.bg |
| CZECHIANárodní bezpečnostní úřad(National Security Authority)Na Popelce 2/16150 06 Praha 56Tel. +420 257283335Fax +420 257283110Email: oms@nbu.czWebsite: www.nbu.cz | DENMARKPolitiets Efterretningstjeneste(Danish Security Intelligence Service)Klausdalsbrovej 12860 SøborgTel. +45 45 15 90 07Fax +45 45 15 01 90Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste(Danish Defence Intelligence Service)Kastellet 302100 Copenhagen ØTel. +45 33325566Fax +45 33931320 |
| GERMANYBundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und HeimatSection ÖS II 5Alt-Moabit 140D-10557 BerlinTel. +49 30186810Fax +49 30186811441Email 1: OESII5@bmi.bund.deEmail 2: PersGS@bmi.bund.de | ESTONIANational Security Authority DepartmentEstonian Foreign Intelligence ServiceRahumäe tee 4B11316 TallinnTel. +372 693 9211Fax +372 693 5001Email: nsa@fis.gov.ee |
| IRELANDNational Security AuthorityDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade76 – 78 Harcourt StreetDublin 2D02 DX45 IrelandTel. 1: +353 1 4082842Tel. 2: +353 1 4082724Email: nsa@dfa.ie | GREECEΓενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΓΕΕΘΑ)Διεύθυνση Ασφαλείας και ΑντιπληροφοριώνΣΤΓ 1020 -Χολαργός (Αθήνα)ΕλλάδαΤηλ.: +30 2106572045 (ώρες γραφείου)+30 2106572009 (ώρες γραφείου)Φαξ: +30 2106536279+30 2106577612Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)Counter Intelligence and Security Directorate (NSA)227-231 HOLARGOSSTG 1020 ATHENSTel. +30 2106572045+30 2106572009Fax +30 2106536279+30 2106577612 |
| SPAINAutoridad Nacional de SeguridadOficina Nacional de SeguridadCalle Argentona, 3028023 MadridTel. +34 913725000Fax +34 913725808Email: nsa-sp@areatec.com | FRANCESecrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationaleSous-direction Protection du secret (SGDSN/PSD)51 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg75700 Paris 07 SPTel. +33 171758177Fax +33 171758200 |
| CROATIAOffice of the National Security CouncilCroatian NSAJurjevska 3410000 ZagrebCroatiaTel. +385 14681222Fax +385 14686049Email: NSACroatia@uvns.hrWebsite: www.uvns.hr | ITALYPresidenza del Consiglio dei MinistriDipartimento Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS)Ufficio Centrale per la Segretezza (UCSe)Via Galilei, 3200185 RomaTel. +39 06478601Fax +39 064885273Email: nsa.ita@alfa.gov.it |
| CYPRUSΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΜΥΝΑΣΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ ΑΜΥΝΑΣΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΗ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ (ΕΑΑ)Υπουργείο ΆμυναςΛεωφόρος Στροβόλου 172-174, 1432ΛευκωσίαΤαχυδρομικός Κώδικας: 2048Τηλεφωνα: +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764Τηλεομοιότυπ: +357 22302351Ηλεκτρονικό Ταχυδρομείο: cynsa@mod.gov.cyMinistry of DefenceMinister’s Military StaffNational Security Authority (NSA)172-174 Strovolou Avenue, 1432NicosiaPostal code: 2048Tel. +357 22807569, +357 22807643, +357 22807764Fax +357 22302351Email: cynsa@mod.gov.cy | LATVIANational Security AuthorityConstitution Protection Bureau of the Republic of LatviaP.O.Box 286LV-1001 RigaTel. +371 67025418Email: ndi@sab.gov.lv |
| LITHUANIALietuvos Respublikos paslapčių apsaugos koordinavimo komisija(The Commission for Secrets Protection Coordination of the Republic of LithuaniaNational Security Authority)Pilaitės ave. 19LT-06264 VilniusTel. +370 5 706 66128Fax +370 706 66700Email: nsa@vsd.lt | LUXEMBOURGAutorité nationale de SécuritéBoîte postale 23791023 LuxembourgTel. +352 24782210 centralTel. +352 24782253 directFax +352 24782243 |
| HUNGARYNemzeti Biztonsági Felügyelet(National Security Authority of Hungary)1024 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 11/BPostal address: 1399 Budapest, Pf. 710/50Tel. +36-1/391-1862Fax +36-1/391-1889Email: nbf@nbf.huWebsite: www.nbf.hu | MALTAMinistry for Home Affairs and National SecurityP.O. Box 146MT-VallettaTel. +356 21249844Fax +356 25695321 |
| NETHERLANDSMinisterie van Binnenlandse Zaken en KoninkrijksrelatiesPostbus 200102500 EA Den HaagTel. +31 703204400Fax +31 703200733Ministerie van DefensieBeveiligingsautoriteitPostbus 207012500 ES Den HaagTel. +31 703187060Fax +31 703187522 | AUSTRIAInformationssicherheitskommissionBundeskanzleramtBallhausplatz 21010 WienTel. +43 1 53115 202594Fax +43 1 53109 202594Email: isk@bka.gv.at |
| POLANDAgencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego – ABW(Internal Security Agency)2A Rakowiecka St.00-993 WarszawaTel. +48 225857663Fax +48 225858509Email: nsa@abw.gov.plWebsite: www.abw.gov.pl | PORTUGALPresidência do Conselho de MinistrosAutoridade Nacional de SegurançaRua da Junqueira, 691300-342 LisboaTel. +351 213031710Fax +351 213031711 |
| ROMANIAOficiul Registrului Național al Informațiilor Secrete de Stat– Romanian NSA – ORNISSNational Registry Office for Classified InformationStrada Mureș nr. 4012275 BucharestTel. +40 212075114Fax +40 212240714Email: nsa.romania@nsa.roWebsite: www.orniss.ro | SLOVENIAUrad Vlade RS za varovanje tajnih podatkovŠmartinska 1521000 LjubljanaTel. +386 147817570Fax +386 14781399Email: gp.uvtp@gov.si |
| SLOVAKIANárodný bezpečnostný úrad(National Security Authority)Budatínska 30851 06 BratislavaTel. +421 2 6869 1111Fax +421 2 6869 1700Email: podatelna@nbu.gov.skWebsite: www.nbu.gov.sk | FINLANDNational Security AuthorityMinistry for Foreign AffairsP.O. Box 453FI-00023 GovernmentTel. +358 9 16055890Email: NSA@formin.fi |
| SWEDENMinistry for Foreign AffairsSwedish National Security Authority103 39 StockholmTel. +46 8 405 10 00Email: ud-nsa@gov.se |
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