Personnel Security Clearance:

Such permission will only be granted to persons who have been security cleared and have a »need to know«.

Only individuals holding an appropriate Personnel Security Clearance shall make the translations.

On request, the Competent Security Authorities shall confirm that the proposed contractors as well as individuals participating in pre-contractual negotiations or in the implementation of Classified Contracts have appropriate security clearances.

d) information on the level of security clearance of visitor

c) validity and the level of Personnel Security Clearance of the visitor;

validity and the level of Personnel Security Clearance of the visitor;

d) the validity and level of the visitor's security clearance, if required;

c. grant an appropriate personnel security clearance for all personnel whose functions and employment require access to the classified information;

(1) Visits that require access to classified information of the state of the second Party shall have a permission issued by the relevant body.

b) carry out an appropriate procedure in order to issue a Facility Security Clearance or a Personnel Security Clearance to each person who has a need-to-know.

Subject to fulfilment of procedural requirements laid down in the national legislation, the Parties shall mutually recognise their Personnel Security Clearances and Facility Security Clearances.

The Competent Security Authorities shall promptly inform each other about any changes in mutually recognised security clearances.

The Competent Security Authorities shall promptly inform each other about any changes in mutually recognized Personnel Security Clearances and Facility Security Clearances.

The Competent Security Authorities shall promptly inform each other of any changes in mutually recognized Personnel Security Clearances and Facility Security Clearances.

Subject to fulfilment of procedural requirements laid down in national legislation, the Contracting Parties shall recognise their Personnel Security Clearances.

Subject to fulfilment of procedural requirements laid down in the national laws, the Contracting Parties shall mutually recognise their Personnel Security Clearances.

Visits involving access to Classified Information shall be subject to prior permission issued by the respective Competent Security Authority of the host Contracting Party.

Visits necessitating access to Classified Information shall be subject to prior permission of the Competent Security Authority of the host Party.

Visits necessitating access to Classified Information shall be subject to the prior permission issued by the respective Competent Security Authority, unless otherwise agreed between Competent Security Authorities.

a determination following an investigative procedure in accordance with the national legislation, on the basis of which an individual is authorised to have access to and to handle Classified Information up to the level defined in the clearance;

a) confirm that Contractors or sub-contractors, as well as individuals participating in pre-contractual negotiations and/or in the implementation of the Classified Contract have appropriate Personnel Security Clearances and Facility Security Clearances; or

Access to classified information and to locations and facilities where classified activities are performed or where classified information is stored, will be limited to those who have been granted a security clearance, as defined in Article 2, and who, due to their functions or employment, have a »need to know«, as defined in Article 2.

Whereas decisions to grant authorisation will be taken only after security screening has been carried out by the competent national authorities of the Member States;

In accordance with the Commission Decision C(94)3282 of 30 November 1994 and by reason of the Commission's full association with the work of devising and implementing the common security policy of the Union, the only persons authorised to have access to classified information held by the Commission shall be officials and other servants of the Commission or any person working within the Commission who, by reason of their duties and for the requirements of the service, need to have knowledge of, or to use, such information.