Common use of Procedure for accessing classified information Clause in Contracts

Procedure for accessing classified information. 1. The Council shall provide classified information as referred to in Article 1 to the European Parliament where it is under a legal obligation to do so pursuant to the Treaties or to legal acts adopted on the basis of the Treaties. The parliamentary bodies or office‐holders referred to in paragraph 3 may also present a written request for such information. 2. In other cases, the Council may provide classified information as referred to in Article 1 to the European Parliament either at its own initiative or on written request from one of the parliamentary bodies or office- holders referred to in paragraph 3. 3. The following parliamentary bodies or office-holders may present written requests to the Council: (a) the President; (b) the Conference of Presidents; (c) the Bureau; (d) the chair(s) of the committee(s) concerned; (e) the rapporteur(s) concerned. Requests from other Members of the European Parliament shall be made via one of the parliamentary bodies or office-holders referred to in the first subparagraph. The Council shall respond to such requests without delay. 4. Where the Council is under a legal obligation to, or has decided to, grant the European Parliament access to classified information, it shall determine the following in writing before that information is forwarded, together with the relevant body or office‐holder as listed in paragraph 3: (a) that such access may be granted to one or more of the following: (i) the President; (ii) the Conference of Presidents; (iii) the Bureau; (iv) the chair(s) of the committee(s) concerned; (v) the rapporteur(s) concerned; (vi) all or certain members of the committee(s) concerned; and (b) any specific handling arrangements for protecting such information.

Procedure for accessing classified information. 1. The Council shall provide classified information as referred to in Article 1 to the European Parliament where Where it is under a legal obligation to do so pursuant to the Treaties or to legal acts adopted on the basis of the Treaties, the Council shall provide classified information referred to in Article 1 to the European Parliament. The parliamentary bodies or office‐holders office-holders referred to in paragraph 3 may also present a written request for such information. 2. In other cases, the Council may provide classified information as referred to in Article 1 to the European Parliament either at its own initiative or on written request from one of the parliamentary bodies or office- office-holders referred to in paragraph 3. 3. The following parliamentary bodies or office-holders may present written requests to the Council: (a) : − the President; (b) ; − the Conference of Presidents; (c) Presidents or the Bureau; (d) ; − the chair(s) Chair of the committee(s) Committee concerned; (e) ; − the rapporteur(s) concerned. Requests from other Members of the European Parliament shall be made via one of the parliamentary bodies or office-holders referred to in the first subparagraphabove. The Council shall respond to such requests without delay. 4. Where the Council is under a legal obligation to, or has decided to, to grant the European Parliament access to classified information, it shall determine the following in writing writing, before that this information is forwarded, together with the relevant body or office‐holder office-holder(s) as listed in paragraph 3: (a) that such access may be granted to one or more of the following: (i) : − the President; (ii) ; − the Conference of Presidents; (iii) Presidents and/or the Bureau; (iv) ; − the chair(s) Chair of the committee(sCommittee(s) concerned; (v) ; − the rapporteur(s) concerned; (vi) ; − all or certain members Members of the committee(sCommittee(s) concerned; and. (b) and any specific handling arrangements for protecting such information.