SEPBLAC

Spanish Financial Intelligence Unit

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Executive Service of the Commission for Surveillance of Exchange Control Infractions

JurisdictionKingdom of SpainHeadquartersMadrid, SpainAnnual budget€21.8 million (2023)^[1]Agency executive

Pedro Manuel Comín Rodríguez, Director

Parent departmentMinistry of EconomyParent agencyCommission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary OffensesWebsitewww.sepblac.es

The Executive Service of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Offenses (Spanish: Servicio Ejecutivo de la Comisión de Prevención del Blanqueo de Capitales e Infracciones Monetarias, SEPBLAC) is the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of the Spanish Ministry of Economy. As FIU, the Sepblac is the supervisory authority for the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and the execution of sanctions and financial countermeasures of the 2010 Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism Act.^[2] Since 30 October 2020, the director of the Executive Service is Pedro Manuel Comín Rodríguez.^[3]

Its main task is to fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and cooperating with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of which Spain has been a member since 1990.

Attached to SEPBLAC are the Central Financial Intelligence Brigade of the National Police Corps, the Investigation Unit of the Civil Guard and a financial intelligence unit of the Agencia Tributaria.

The Commission

The Executive Service reports to the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Offenses (integrated in the Secretariat of State for Economy and Business Support), a collective body composed by representatives of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Intelligence Centre, the Prosecution Ministry, the General Council of the Judiciary, the Bank of Spain, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the Spanish Tax Agency and of the different law enforcement agencies.

References

^ "2023 SEPBLAC Budget" (PDF). p. 6.
^ "Ley 10/2010, de 28 de abril, de prevención del blanqueo de capitales y de la financiación del terrorismo". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "La autoridad contra el blanqueo arremete contra bancos, abogados, auditores y asesores fiscales". El siglo de Europa (in Spanish). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

Law enforcement in Spain

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Management	Directorate-General Director-General
Units	Brigada de Investigación Tecnológica (BIT) General Commissariat of Information (CGI) General Commissariat of Judiciary Police (CGPJ) Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)

Guardia Civil

Management	Directorate-General Director-General Academia de Suboficiales de la Guardia Civil (ASGC)
Units	Central Operative Unit (UCO) Civil Guard Information Service (SIGC) Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) Mountain Rescue and Intervention Groups (GREIM) Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI) Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)

Regional

Local

Policía Municipal	Barcelona: Guàrdia Urbana Madrid: Policía Municipal

National intelligence agencies

Foreign
intelligence

A	Afghanistan: GDI Albania: SHISH Algeria: DRS Angola: SIE Argentina: AFI Armenia: NSS Austria: DSN Australia: ASIS Azerbaijan: XKX
B	Bahrain: NSA Bangladesh: NSI Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSA-OBA Botswana: DIS Brazil: ABIN Brunei: BRD Bulgaria: DAR
C	Cameroon: BMM Canada: CSIS Chad: ANS Chile: ANI China: MSS Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Cuba: DI Czech Republic: ÚZSI
D	Denmark: FE Djibouti: BSRG
E	Ecuador: SENAIN Egypt: Mukhabarat Estonia: EFIS Ethiopia: NISS
F	France: DGSE
G	Gambia: SIS Georgia: GIS Germany: BND Ghana: BNI, BGU, RDU Greece: EYP
H	Hungary: IH
I	India: RAW Indonesia: BIN Iran: VAJA Iraq: INIS Ireland: G2 Israel: Mossad Italy: AISE Ivory Coast: NSC
J	Japan: CIRO Jordan: GID
K	Kazakhstan: Syrbar Kenya: NIS Kyrgyzstan: UKMK Kuwait: KSS
L	Latvia: SAB Liberia: NSA Lithuania: VSD Lebanon: GDGS Libya: MJ
M	Malaysia: MEIO Mexico: CISEN Moldova: SIS Mongolia: GIA Montenegro: ANB Morocco: DGST Mozambique: SISE Republic of North Macedonia: UBK
N	Netherlands: AIVD New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: NIA North Korea: RGB Norway: E-tjenesten
O	Oman: Palace Office
P	Pakistan: ISI Papua New Guinea: NIO Philippines: NICA Poland: AW Portugal: SIED
Q	Qatar: QSS
R	Romania: SIE Russia: SVR
S	Saudi Arabia: GIP Serbia: BIA Sierra Leone: CISU Singapore: SID Slovakia: SIS Slovenia: SOVA Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: NIS Spain: CNI Sri Lanka: SIS Sudan: GIS Sweden: KSI Switzerland: NDB Syria: GSD
T	Taiwan: NSB Tajikistan: GKNB Tanzania: TISS Thailand: NIA Togo: NIA Tunisia: TIA Turkey: MİT Turkmenistan: MNS
U	Uganda: ESO Ukraine: SZRU United Arab Emirates: SIA United Kingdom: SIS (MI6) United States: CIA Uzbekistan: SSS
V	Vietnam: TC2

Domestic
intelligence

A	Algeria: CSS Angola: SINSE Argentina: AFI Australia: ASIO Austria: DSN Azerbaijan: DTX
B	Bangladesh: SB Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: VS/SE Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA Botswana: DIS Brazil: PF Brunei: IRD Bulgaria: DANS Burundi: SNR
C	Canada: CSIS Chile: ANI China: MSS Colombia: DNI Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Czech Republic: BIS
D	Denmark: PET
E	Egypt: EHS Estonia: KAPO
F	Finland: SUPO France: DGSI
G	Georgia: SSSG Germany: BfV, LfV Ghana: GPS, CID Greece: EYP
H	Hong Kong: NSD, CPGNSO Hungary: AH
I	India: IB Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id), BIN Iran: VAJA, IRGC, PAVA Ireland: CSB, SDU, NSU Israel: Shin Bet Italy: AISI
J	Japan: NPA, TMPD PSB, PSIA
K	Kazakhstan: NSC Kenya: NIS Kosovo: AKI
L	Latvia: VDD Lithuania: STT Lebanon: ISF, LSS Luxembourg: SREL
M	Macau: DS Malaysia: SB Moldova: SIS Republic of North Macedonia: IA
N	Netherlands: NCTV New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: SSS North Korea: SSD Norway: PST
O	Oman: ISS
P	Pakistan: IB, FIA Palestine: PSS Paraguay: SNI Peru: DINI Philippines: NBI, NICA Poland: ABW, SOP, SM Portugal: SIS
R	Romania: SRI Russia: FSB
S	Saudi Arabia: Mabahith Serbia: BIA Singapore: ISD Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: Intelligence Bureau, KNPA Spain: CITCO Sri Lanka: SIS Sweden: SÄPO Switzerland: NDB Syria: GSD
T	Taiwan: MJIB Thailand: ISOC, SB Turkey: MİT, İB
U	Uganda: ISO Ukraine: SBU United Kingdom: Security Service (MI5), NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS United States: I&A, FBI Uzbekistan: SNB
V	Venezuela: SEBIN Vietnam: TC5 (vi)
Z	Zimbabwe: CIO

Military
intelligence

A	Algeria: DCSA Angola: SIM Australia: DIO Austria: HNaA
B	Bangladesh: DGFI Belarus: GRU MO RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Brazil: DIE
C	Canada: CFINTCOM China: CMC JSD Intelligence Bureau Congo (Democratic Republic of): DEMIAP Croatia: VSOA Cuba: DCIM Czech Republic: VZ
D	Denmark: FE
E	Egypt: DMISR
F	Finland: PE TIEDOS France: DRM, DGSE
G	Germany: MAD Ghana: MIU
H	Hungary: KNBSZ
I	Iran: General Staff, SAHEFAJA, SAHEFASA, SAHEFAVEDJA India: DMI, DIA Indonesia: BAIS TNI, Pusintelad Ireland: G2 Israel: Aman Italy: CII
J	Japan: DIH
K	Kazakhstan: NSC
L	Lithuania: AOTD
M	Republic of North Macedonia: MSSI Malaysia: DISD Maldives: MNDF Morocco: DGED Myanmar: Sa Ya Pa
N	Netherlands: MIVD New Zealand: DDIS Nigeria: DIA North Korea: RGB Norway: E-tjenesten
P	Pakistan: MI, NI, AI Philippines: ISAFP Poland: SKW, SWW Portugal: CISMIL
R	Romania: DGIA Russia: GRU
S	Saudi Arabia: AFISC Serbia: VBA, VOA Singapore: MIO Slovakia: VS Slovenia: OVS South Africa: SANDF-ID South Korea: DIA, DCC Spain: CIFAS Sri Lanka: DMI Sweden: MUST Switzerland: MND, LWND Syria: MI, AFID
T	Taiwan: MIB Thailand: AFSC Turkey: GENKUR İ.D.B.
U	Ukraine: HUR MO United Kingdom: DI United States: DIA ONI MIC USAFI
V	Venezuela: DGCIM Vietnam: TC2

Signals
intelligence

A	Australia: ASD
B	Bangladesh: NTMC Brazil: 2ª Sch/EMD
C	Canada: CSE China: SIGINT Croatia: OTC
E	Ethiopia: INSA
F	Finland: PVTIEDL France: DGSE, DRSD
G	Germany: BND Ghana: RDU
I	India: JCB,NTRO Indonesia: BSSN (id) Ireland: CIS Israel: 8200
J	Japan: DIH
K	Kazakhstan: NSC
N	Netherlands: NSO, JSCU New Zealand: GCSB North Korea: RGB Norway: NSM
P	Pakistan: JSIB Poland: AW, ABW, SKW, SWW, NCBC, gOR 3.FO, CRiWWRE, 2.ORel, 6.ORel, JW NIL
R	Romania: STS Russia: Spetssvyaz
S	Saudi Arabia: PSS South Africa: SSA Spain: CCN Sweden: FRA Switzerland: NDB Syria: MI
T	Turkey: MİT-SİB
U	UAE: SIA Ukraine: Derzhspetszviazok United Kingdom: GCHQ United States: NSA

Imagery
intelligence

Australia: AGO
Finland: PVTIEDL
India: DAI
Indonesia: BIG
Israel: Air Intelligence Group
Malaysia: MaCGDI
New Zealand: GEOINT NZ
Poland: AW, SWW, ORO, 12.BBSP, JW NIL
Pakistan: Air Intelligence
Philippines: NMARSC
Portugal: CIGeoE
Russia: TsVTI GRU
United Kingdom: DGIFC
United States: NGA

Financial
intelligence

Argentina: UIF
Australia: AUSTRAC
Azerbaijan: MMX
Bangladesh: FIU
Brazil: COAF
Canada: FINTRAC
Fiji: FIU
France: Tracfin, DNRED
Iceland: SR
India: CEIB
Indonesia: PPATK
Ireland: GNECB
Italy: UIF
Lithuania (FNTT)
Malta: FIAU
Mexico: UIF
Netherlands: FIOD
Poland: GIIF, SCS, CBA
Qatar: FIU
Russia: Rosfinmonitoring
Saudi Arabia: GDOFI
Spain: SVA, SEPBLAC
Turkey: MASAK
United Kingdom: NCA
United States: TFI, FinCEN
Vatican: ASIF

Criminal
intelligence

Argentina: DNIC
Australia: ACIC
Bangladesh: CID
Canada: CISC
Finland: NBI
India: CBI
Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id)
Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Philippines: NBI, PNP-IG
Poland: BWiIK KGP, CBŚP, ZOŚ KGSG, ZK KGŻW
Romania: DGPI
South Africa: Crime Intelligence Division
Spain: CGI, SIGC, CGPJ, UCO
United Kingdom: NCA

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v t e National intelligence agencies in Europe
Foreign intelligence	Albania (SHISH) Armenia (NSS) Austria (DSN) Azerbaijan (XKX) Belarus (KGB RB) Belgium (ADIV/SGRS) Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSA-OBA) Bulgaria (DAR) Croatia (SOA) Czech Republic (ÚZSI) Denmark (FE) Estonia (EFIS) France (DGSE) Georgia (GIS) Germany (BND) Greece (EYP) Hungary (IH) Ireland (CSB) Italy (AISE) Kazakhstan (Syrbar) Latvia (SAB) Lithuania (VSD) Moldova (SIS) Montenegro (ANB) Republic of North Macedonia (UBK) Netherlands (AIVD) Norway (E-tjenesten) Poland (AW) Portugal (SIED) Romania (SIE) Russia (SVR) Serbia (BIA) Slovakia (SIS) Slovenia (SOVA) Spain (CNI) Sweden (KSI) Switzerland (NDB) Turkey (MİT) Ukraine (SZRU) United Kingdom (SIS (MI6))
Domestic intelligence	Austria (DSN) Azerbaijan (DTX) Belarus (KGB RB) Belgium (VS/SE) Bosnia and Herzegovina (SIPA) Bulgaria (DANS) Croatia (SOA) Czech Republic (BIS) Denmark (PET) Estonia (KAPO) Finland (Supo) France (DGSI) Georgia (SSSG) Germany (BfV, LfV) Greece (EYP) Hungary (AH) Ireland (SDU, NSU) Italy (AISI) Kazakhstan (NSC) Kosovo (AKI) Latvia (VDD) Lithuania (STT) Luxembourg (SREL) Moldova (SIS) Republic of North Macedonia (IA) Netherlands (NCTV) Norway (PST) Poland (ABW, SOP) Portugal (SIS) Romania (SRI) Russia (FSB) Serbia (BIA) Spain (CITCO) Sweden (SÄPO) Switzerland (NDB) Turkey (KDGM) Ukraine (SBU) United Kingdom (MI5, NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS)
Military intelligence	Austria (HNaA) Belarus (GRU MO RB) Belgium (ADIV/SGRS) Croatia (VSOA) Czech Republic (VZ) Denmark (FE) Finland (PE TIEDOS) France (DRM, DGSE) Germany (MAD) Greece (EYP) Hungary (KNBSZ) Ireland ((G2) Italy (CII) Kazakhstan (NSC) Lithuania (AOTD) Republic of North Macedonia (MSSI) Netherlands (MIVD) Norway (E-tjenesten) Poland (SKW, SWW) Portugal (CISMIL) Romania (DGIA) Russia (GRU) Serbia (VOA, VBA) Slovakia (VS) Slovenia (OVS) Spain (CIFAS) Sweden (MUST) Switzerland (MND, LWND) Turkey (GENKUR İ.D.B.) Ukraine (HUR MO) United Kingdom (DIS)
Signals intelligence	Croatia (OTC) Finland (PVTIEDL) France (DGSE, DRSD) Germany (BND) Greece (EYP) Ireland ((CIS) Kazakhstan (NSC) Netherlands (JSCU) Norway (NSM) Poland (AW, ABW, SKW, SWW, NCBC, gOR 3.FO, CRiWWRE, 2.ORel, 6.ORel, JW NIL) Romania (STS) Russia (Spetssvyaz) Spain (CCN) Sweden (FRA) Switzerland (SIS) Turkey (MİT-SİB) Ukraine (State Special Communications Service of Ukraine) United Kingdom (GCHQ)
Imagery intelligence	Finland (PVTIEDL) Poland (AW, SWW, ORO, 12.BBSP, JW NIL) Portugal (CIGeoE) Russia (TsVTI GRU) United Kingdom (DGIFC)
Financial intelligence	Azerbaijan (MMX) France (Tracfin, DNRED) Netherlands (FIOD) Iceland (SR) Ireland (GNECB) Italy (UIF) Lithuania (FNTT) Malta (FIAU) Poland (GIIF, SCS, CBA) Russia (Rosfinmonitoring) Spain (SVA, SEPBLAC) Turkey (MASAK) United Kingdom (NCA) Vatican (ASIF)
Criminal intelligence	Finland ( National Bureau of Investigation) Italy (DIA, DIGOS) Romania (DGPI) Poland (BWiIK KGP, CBŚP, ZOŚ KGSG, ZK KGŻW) Spain (CGI, SIGC, CGPJ, UCO) United Kingdom (NCA)