COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/961

of 29 June 2020

granting Mr Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (1), and in particular point (a) of paragraph 18 of Annex I thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2017/262 of 6 February 2017 determining, for the General Secretariat of the Council, the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and repealing Decision 2013/811/EU (2),

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2020/618 of 30 April 2020 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 (3),

Whereas:

(1) The competent Danish national security authority gave a positive assurance on 11 June 2020 with regard to access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET by Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.

(2) It is necessary, owing to his assignment and the needs of the service, to authorise Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN to have access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN is hereby granted authorisation for access to information classified up to level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council for the purposes of his assignment.

2. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the duration of the assignment for which this authorisation is granted and shall not exceed a period of five years, starting from the date this Decision takes effect.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2020.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2020.

For the Council

The President

A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ

(1)

OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 39, 16.2.2017, p. 4

(3)

OJ L 143, 6.5.2020, p. 11