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1. The Originating Party shall assign a security classification level to Classified Information and shall mark the Classified Information according to its internal law.
2. The Receiving Party shall mark all the Classified Information that it has received from the Providing Party with the Receiving Party’s security classification that corresponds to the security classification given by the Originating Party in accordance with article 4 and, where applicable, in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article.
3. The Receiving Party shall not modify or revoke the security classification of received or generated Classified Information under this Agreement without the written approval of the Originating Party.
4. The Originating Party shall ensure that the Receiving Party will be informed of any change in the security classification level of the Classified Information provided.
5. The Originating Party may additionally mark the Classified Information with handling requirements, to specify any limitations on its use, disclosure, release and access by the Receiving Party.
6. Classified Information jointly originated by the Parties shall be assigned a security classification that is mutually determined by the Parties.
7. The Parties shall afford Classified Information exchanged or generated under this Agreement at least the same protection as they afford to their own Classified Information at the corresponding security classification level.
8. In accordance with article 1, paragraph 2 of this Agreement, the Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Providing Party:
a) marks Classified Information with the appropriate security classification in accordance with its internal law;
b) informs the Receiving Party of any conditions of release or limitations on the use of the Classified Information provided.
9. In accordance with article 1, paragraph 2 of this Agreement, the Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Receiving Party:
a) affords the same level of protection to Classified Information as afforded to its national Classified Information of an equivalent security classification level;
b) ensures that Classified Information is not disclosed or released to a Third Party without the prior written consent of the Originating Party and, if deemed necessary, on conditions;
c) uses Classified Information solely for the purpose it has been released for and in accordance with handling requirements of the Originating Party.