AGENCY FOR PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

APCI shall be established as a national security agency in the field of protection of classified
information for all public institutions of the Republic of Kosovo and their contractors who in any
form may have classified information under administration.

APCI is the competent security authority for the Republic of Kosovo regarding the protection
of classified information of foreign states and international organizations.

  • APCI is a central institution specializing in the field of classified information classified with the mandate to organize, direct and control measures for storing, classifying and administering classified information and verifying security for all institutions of the Republic of Kosovo as well as their contractors, who are responsible for:
  • 1.1. policy drafting;
  • 1.2. follow up of procedures;;
  • 1.3. surveillance of institutions and contractors in classified contracts;
  • 1.4. security education;
  • 1.5. security of personnel;
  • 1.6. physical security;
  • 1.7. information security;
  • 1.8. industrial security;
  • 1.9. providing communication and information systems;
  • 1.10. negotiation development of the conclusion of security agreements with respective states;
  • 1.11. supervise the implementation of treaties or international instruments on the protection of classified information and proposes to take appropriate measures