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|budget = 132.338.000 RON <ref>[http://www.realitatea.net/bugetul-spp-majorat-in-comisiile-de-aparare_892641.html SPP budget increased in the defense committee\]</ref>

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'''Protection and Guard Service''' ('''{{lang-ro|Serviciul de Protecţie şi Pază}}''', abbreviated '''SPP''') is the [[Romania|Romanian]]n institution designated to protect and defend dignitaries, as well as their family or close relatives. The institution operates independently, although it collaborates closely with the Romanian [[Ministry of National Defense (Romania)|Ministry of National Defense]] and other secret services. Its motto is ''[[Semper Fidelis]]''.

==Activity==

SPP is a vital institution for the national security. It operates under Law 191/1998. The institution and its employees are mainly required to:

* Defend dignitaries and their families, withingwithin legal limitations

* Defend diplomats and heads of state during their stay in Romania (including airspace, water and the additional islands)

* Defend the residences of the above-mentioned category

* Defend any premises in which the above-stated category is visiting

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==History==

The institution has been officially operating since May 7, 1990. The concept of such a service came up right after [[Romanian Revolution of 1989|the fall of the communist regime]].

Along the years, the institution has been keeping a low-profile, with little information available about it.

==See also==

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{{Romanian intelligence agencies}}

{{Military institutions in Romania}}

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[[Category:Romanian Protection and Guard Service|Serviciul de ProtecţieProtectie şisi PazăPaza]]

[[Category:Protective security units]]

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[[ro:Serviciul de Protecție și Pază]]