diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/api/v1/SubsetController.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/api/v1/SubsetController.java
index 13429d1c9c664a5d64cd6c4b2217efba890d7ccb..5493c4d390475f43cd0562cd08a3b2602e61b993 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/api/v1/SubsetController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/api/v1/SubsetController.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.genesys.catalog.api.FilteredPage;
 import org.genesys.catalog.service.ShortFilterService;
 import org.genesys2.server.api.ApiBaseController;
+import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.FaoInstitute;
 import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.Subset;
+import org.genesys2.server.service.InstituteService;
 import org.genesys2.server.service.SubsetService;
 import org.genesys2.server.service.filter.SubsetFilter;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ public class SubsetController {
 	@Autowired
 	private SubsetService subsetService;
 
+	@Autowired
+	private InstituteService instituteService;
+	
 	/** The short filter service. */
 	@Autowired
 	protected ShortFilterService shortFilterService;
@@ -71,7 +76,8 @@ public class SubsetController {
 	 */
 	@PostMapping(value = "/create", produces = { MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE })
 	public Subset create(@RequestBody final Subset subset) {
-		return subsetService.create(subset);
+		FaoInstitute institute = instituteService.findInstitute(subset.getWiewsCode());
+		return subsetService.create(institute, subset);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/SubsetService.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/SubsetService.java
index 176646456ad97271b9859e434682126f93872cb2..f49053b4144b4d2ef2b9f6b7c2a3ca58bae1c42c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/SubsetService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/SubsetService.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.genesys.catalog.exceptions.NotFoundElement;
 import org.genesys2.server.model.genesys.AccessionId;
+import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.FaoInstitute;
 import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.Subset;
 import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.SubsetCreator;
 import org.genesys2.server.service.filter.SubsetFilter;
@@ -62,10 +63,11 @@ public interface SubsetService {
     /**
      * Method creating Subset.
      *
-     * @param subset new Subset
+     * @param institute the institute owning the subset
+     * @param source the source
      * @return saved Subset in db.
      */
-    Subset create(Subset subset);
+	Subset create(FaoInstitute institute, Subset source);
 
     /**
      * Load subset based on identifiers and version provided in the input.
@@ -238,4 +240,5 @@ public interface SubsetService {
      */
     List<SubsetCreator> autocompleteCreators(String text);
 
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
index f3ade02708e187b38b5bc4c209f81e65827f9f47..0d48a36fbc81414036e342531fd252feb8cbb3f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.genesys.catalog.exceptions.InvalidApiUsageException;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.NotFoundElement;
 import org.genesys2.server.model.PublishState;
@@ -123,9 +125,12 @@ public class SubsetServiceImpl implements SubsetService {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
-	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR') or hasPermission(#source, 'WRITE')")
-	public Subset create(final Subset source) {
+	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR') or hasPermission(#institute, 'WRITE')")
+	public Subset create(final FaoInstitute institute, final Subset source) {
 		LOG.info("Create Subset.");
+		if (! StringUtils.equals(institute.getCode(), source.getWiewsCode())) {
+			throw new InvalidApiUsageException("Institute code of the subset does not match the code of Institute");
+		}
 		final Subset subset = new Subset();
 		copyValues(subset, source);
 		copyAccessions(subset, source.getAccessionIds());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/genesys/test/server/api/v1/SubsetRestControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/genesys/test/server/api/v1/SubsetRestControllerTest.java
index dc0332a6db84d69ad42ee2e3f08e513de6fd87c1..fcf8d17b0c153d62f02873feeeb001c0abf021c1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/genesys/test/server/api/v1/SubsetRestControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/genesys/test/server/api/v1/SubsetRestControllerTest.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void updateSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset storedSubset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset storedSubset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		storedSubset.setTitle(TITLE_2);
 		storedSubset.setDescription(DESCRIPTION_2);
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 
 		/*@formatter:off*/
         mockMvc.perform(get(SubsetController.API_BASE.concat("/{UUID}"), subset.getUuid())
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void deleteSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 
 		/*@formatter:off*/
         mockMvc.perform(delete(SubsetController.API_BASE.concat("/{UUID},{version}"), subset.getUuid(), subset.getVersion())
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void listSubsetsTest() throws Exception {
-		Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.DRAFT);
 		subset = subsetService.reviewSubset(subset);
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.REVIEWING);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void removeAccessionsFromSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertThat(subset.getAccessionIds().size(), is(2));
 
 		final Set<UUID> accessionsUuid = subset.getAccessionIds().stream().map(AccessionId::getUuid).collect(Collectors.toSet());
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void addAccessionsToSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertThat(subset.getAccessionIds().size(), is(2));
 
 		List<AccessionId> newAccessions = setUpAccessions();
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 	@Test
 	@WithMockOAuth2Authentication(roles = { "ADMINISTRATOR" }, scopes = { "write" })
 	public void approveSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.DRAFT);
 		subset = subsetService.reviewSubset(subset);
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.REVIEWING);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 	@Test
 	@WithMockUser(username = "user", password = "user", roles = "ADMINISTRATOR")
 	public void reviewSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.DRAFT);
 
 		/*@formatter:off*/
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class SubsetRestControllerTest extends AbstractApiTest {
 	@Test
 	@WithMockUser(username = "user", password = "user", roles = "ADMINISTRATOR")
 	public void rejectSubsetTest() throws Exception {
-		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(setUpSubset());
+		final Subset subset = subsetService.create(institute, setUpSubset());
 		assertEquals(subset.getState(), PublishState.DRAFT);
 
 		/*@formatter:off*/