(i) "Classified information" is information, whether it originates in the EU or is received from Member States, non-EU countries or international organisation, that requires protection against unauthorised disclosure, which could harm in various degrees the essential interests, including national security, of the Parties or of individual Member States.
(i) „zaupne informacije` so informacije, ki lahko izvirajo iz EU ali se prejmejo od držav članic, držav nečlanic EU ali mednarodne organizacije, ki zahtevajo varovanje pred nepooblaščenim razkritjem, ki bi lahko na razne načine škodilo bistvenim interesom, tudi nacionalni varnosti pogodbenic ali posameznih držav članic.