ANNEX
EXCERPT FROM THE ECB CONFIDENTIALITY REGIME
All documents created by the ECB must be assigned one of the five security classifications below.
Documents received from parties outside the ECB are to be handled in accordance with the classification label on the document. If that document does not have a classification label, or the classification is assessed by the recipient as being too low, the document must be relabelled, with an appropriate ECB classification level clearly indicated at least on the first page. The classification should only be downgraded with the written permission of the originating organisation.
The ECB's five security classifications with their access rights are listed below.
ECB-SECRET | : | Access within the ECB limited to those with a strict ‘need to know’, approved by an ECB senior manager of the originating business area, or above. |
ECB-CONFIDENTIAL | : | Access within the ECB limited to those with a ‘need to know’ broad enough to enable staff to access information relevant to their tasks and take over tasks from colleagues with minimal delay. |
ECB-RESTRICTED | : | Can be made accessible to ECB staff and, if appropriate, ESCB staff with a legitimate interest. |
ECB-UNRESTRICTED | : | Can be made accessible to all ECB staff and, if appropriate, ESCB staff. |
ECB-PUBLIC | : | Authorised to be made available to the general public. |