COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/954

of 16 June 2015

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 2013/811/EU of 17 December 2013 determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment and repealing Decision 2011/444/EU(2),

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2015/654 of 21 April 2015 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020(3),

Whereas:

(1) The competent Danish national security authority gave a positive assurance on 26 March 2015 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 2015.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN.

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2015.

For the Council

The President

J. DŪKLAVS

(1)

OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 355, 31.12.2013, p. 91

(3)

OJ L 107, 25.4.2015, p. 74