The National Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (SNCA in Spanish) is responsible for coordinating actions to protect the financial interests of the European Union against fraud and to comply with Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 12a of Regulation (EU) 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2012 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
It comes under the auspices of the Comptroller General of the State Administration and, in accordance with the twenty-fifth additional provision of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, on General Subsidies, it is responsible for the following functions:
- Leading and implementing national strategies and promoting the legislative and administrative changes necessary to protect the financial interests of the European Union.
- Identifying possible shortcomings in national systems to manage European Union funds.
- Establishing the methods of coordination and information on irregularities and suspected fraud between the different national institutions and the OLAF.
- Promoting training on the prevention of and fight against fraud.
The SNCA will be assisted by an Advisory Council chaired by the Comptroller General of the State Administration.