commiss decis februari relat procedur offici employe european commiss allow access classifi inform held commiss notifi document number ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof treati european union introduc common foreign secur polici encompass matter relat secur european union includ eventu frame common defenc polici time lead common defenc articl treati western european union weu integr part develop european union request weu elabor implement decis action union defenc implic common secur polici union develop entri forc treati amsterdam virtu protocol articl treati european union step european union enhanc cooper european union weu virtu articl treati european union commiss fulli work carri common foreign secur polici field commiss receiv produc document inform sensit natur divulg jeopardis interest european union commun member state intern organis weu nato decis novemb commiss adopt decis secur measur applic classifi inform produc transmit connect european union activ articl decis inform receiv weu nato govern special rule secur rule cover physic protect classifi inform held commiss authoris offici servant commiss access inform procedur authoris offici servant commiss reason duti requir servic requir access inform modifi access restrict authoris person decis grant authoris secur screen carri compet nation author member state decis prejudic rule govern public access commiss inform field cover treati establish european commun laid commiss decis ecsc ec euratom decis prejudic specif secur measur laid council regul euratom juli implement articl treati establish european atom energi commun articl ec treati member state requir facilit accomplish institut task incumb virtu treati incumb author member state cooper commiss order maintain high standard protect carri secur screen provid decis decid articl accord commiss decis novemb reason commiss full associ work devis implement common secur polici union person authoris access classifi inform held commiss offici servant commiss person work commiss reason duti requir servic knowledg inform order access inform classifi top secret secret confidenti person refer paragraph authoris accord articl authoris grant person undergon secur screen compet nation author member state accord procedur laid articl articl commiss grant authoris refer articl obtain opinion compet nation author member state basi secur clearanc carri accord articl authoris valid period year exce durat task basi grant renew commiss accord procedur refer paragraph authoris withdrawn commiss time decis withdraw authoris made person concern heard head commiss secur offic compet nation author exception requir servic commiss give nation compet author notif provid reaction month grant temporari authoris period exceed month pend outcom screen refer articl articl aim secur screen establish object allow person access classifi inform held commiss secur screen carri assist person concern request commiss compet nation author member state person subject authoris nation person concern resid territori member state nation author concern secur cooper author state resid part screen procedur person concern requir complet person inform form commiss request type level classifi inform made person concern compet nation author carri screen process give opinion level authoris grant secur screen process result obtain subject relev rule regul forc member state concern includ appeal articl compet nation author member state give posit opinion commiss grant person concern authoris accord articl neg opinion compet nation author brought knowledg person concern heard commiss commiss compet nation author clarif provid neg opinion confirm authoris grant articl person grant authoris mean articl time authoris grant regular interv receiv instruct protect classifi inform mean ensur protect person sign declar acknowledg receipt instruct give undertak obei articl articl articl decis novemb secur measur applic classifi inform produc transmit connect activ european union repeal authoris grant virtu decis remain valid period grant period year time grant save previous withdrawn accord articl articl decis enter forc date adopt brussel februari commiss presid jacqu santer oj oj