HSES establishment security clearance (Spain)
The Spanish clearance of a company's premises for storing classified information, needed on top of the HSEM. Its cost and duration are not published.
At a glance
- Kind
- Security clearance
- Cost
- Not stated in the sources
- Time
- Not stated in the sources
- Needed for
- Storing classified information on your own premises (Spain).
- Legal basis
- Resolución 320/14546/2013 (Ministry of Defence)
- Last reviewed
- Verification
- Verified: the text was checked against the official source linked here.
What it is
A company that is to store classified information on its own premises needs the Habilitación de Seguridad de Establecimiento (HSES) in addition to the company clearance (HSEM). For Ministry of Defence contracts the DGAM runs the procedure; for NATO, EU and ESA classified information, the Oficina Nacional de Seguridad (ONS, CNI).
UNVERIFIED: the cost and the duration were not published.
Who issues it
- SpainDirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM), SDG INREID, Ministerio de Defensa: for Ministry of Defence classified contractsResolución 320/14546/2013. For NATO, EU and ESA classified information the Oficina Nacional de Seguridad (ONS, CNI) is the authority. UNVERIFIED: processing times and cost.Marked verified in the DefenceGate research notes when they were written (7 September 2026); not checked again on this site.
For a country that is not listed, the issuing body has not been collected. We list none rather than guess.
Which programmes ask for it
- Spanish defence supplier (MoD): Establishment security clearance (HSES) for storing classified information (Only in some cases)A company that is to store classified information on its own premises needs the establishment security clearance (HSES) on top of the HSEM.Consultant needed. HSES path: what your site needs (secure storage, the company's control body, personnel clearances) is set case by case with the DGAM, or with the ONS for NATO, EU and ESA information, and the sources read here publish no cost or duration. A security consultant can tell you what it takes for your site.
What it depends on
Comes after HSEM facility security clearance (Spain).
Questions
- Who issues HSES establishment security clearance (Spain)?
- Spain: Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM), SDG INREID, Ministerio de Defensa: for Ministry of Defence classified contracts. The body has not been collected for the countries not listed.
- How much does HSES establishment security clearance (Spain) cost?
- No cost is stated in the sources used.
- How long does HSES establishment security clearance (Spain) take?
- No duration is stated in the sources used.
- Who needs HSES establishment security clearance (Spain)?
- Storing classified information on your own premises (Spain).
Source
Ministerio de Defensa, Seguridad de la información en las empresas (SEGINFOEMP) · Open the source
[Ministerio de Defensa, SEGINFOEMP page] Estas habilitaciones son la Habilitación de Seguridad de Empresa (HSEM) y, si además han de almacenar información clasificada en sus instalaciones, la Habilitación de Seguridad de establecimiento (HSES).
Quoted from the official source linked here, read on 2026-10-20. Last reviewed 20 Oct 2026.