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In forceCurrency exchange bureaux (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Summary of foreign banknote and travellers cheque purchases (OEC-3)

A regulatory return listed by the Banco de España (BdE), Spain.

A summary of purchases of foreign banknotes and travellers cheques made by the owner in all its premises (rule 2 of Circular 6/2001). Source

Official title: Estado OEC-3. Estado-resumen de operaciones de compra de billetes y cheques de viajero

The facts

Who files
Owners of bureaux that only buy foreign currency or travellers cheques against euros, when their purchases reach the thresholds of rule 2 of Circular 6/2001. Source
How often
Quarterly if purchases reached EUR 2 million in the previous year or EUR 500,000 in any quarter of the year; otherwise annual if purchases in the year reached EUR 500,000 (rule 2 of Circular 6/2001). Source
Deadline
Within the calendar month after the end of the period (rule 2 of Circular 6/2001). Source
Format
Other. Form OEC-3, published as PDF and Excel; Circular 6/2001 requires telematic transmission under the Bank's technical specifications. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the BdE: SIF (Sistema de Intercambio de Información Financiera); Banco de España Virtual Office (Sede Electrónica): 'Envío de documentación financiera' (procedure ES_BDE_C164_P90); Editran and ITW file transfer (Central Credit Register and its complementary statements); CRGWWW; EXB: register of branch offices of supervised entities. See how firms file with the BdE.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Currency exchange bureaux (national)

Templates (1)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the BdE's code in brackets.

  • Summary statement of purchases of foreign banknotes and travellers cheques (OEC-3)

Where the list was read: Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. No validation rules published on the pages checked. Source

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No data from this return published by the Banco de España was found on the pages checked. Source

Official documents (4)

The BdE's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.