Turespaña, in order to fulfil the objectives set up by the Government in relation with tourism matters, is governed by a statute, approved by a Royal Decree, in which its organization and its adscription to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce are established.

Royal Decree 723/2005, of 20 June, of the Ministry of Presidency, by which the Statute of the Instituto de Turismo de España were approved (Official Spanish Bulletin 147 of 21 June).