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ISO 15022
Data Field Dictionary

MT370: (26) Field 95a: Party

FORMAT

Option P :4!c//4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier)(Identifier Code)
Option Q :4!c//4*35x (Qualifier)(Name and Address)
Option R :4!c/8c/34x (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Proprietary Code)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence B1

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order

M/O

Qualifier

R/N

CR

Options

Qualifier Description

1

M

BENM

N

C3, C4

P, Q, or R

Beneficiary

 

or

ACCW

N

C3, C4

P, Q, or R

Account With Institution

 

or

INT1

N

C4, C5

P, Q, or R

Intermediary

 

or

INT2

N

C4, C5

P, Q, or R

Second Intermediary

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ACCW

Account With Institution

Financial institution that services the cash account of the beneficiary. Also known as receiving agent. Party where the payment amount must be ultimately delivered on behalf of the beneficiary, that is, the party where the beneficiary has its account.

BENM

Beneficiary

Party to which the payment amount must be ultimately delivered. In some cases, this may be a fund.

INT1

Intermediary

Intermediary party.

INT2

Second Intermediary

Second intermediary.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Identifier Code must be a registered BIC.

If Qualifier is ACCW, INT1 or INT2, Identifier Code must be a financial institution BIC. This error code applies to all types of BICs referenced in a FIN message including connected BICs, non-connected BICs, Masters, Synonyms, Live destinations and Test & Training destinations.

Proprietary code (format option R) and Name and Address (format option Q) must not start or end with a slash '/' and not contain two consecutive slashes '//'. For field formats with more than 1 line, the rule applies for each line.

USAGE RULES

In option R, Data Source Scheme specifies a code representing a clearing system and Proprietary Code specifies a local national code identifying the party at that clearing system:

Code name

Code description

Format Proprietary Code

AT

Austrian Bankleitzahl

5!n

AU

Australian Bank State Branch (BSB) Code

6!n

BL

German Bankleitzahl

8!n

CC

Canadian Payments Association Payment Routing Number

9!n

CH

CHIPS Universal Identifier

6!n

CN

China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS) Code

12..14n

CP

CHIPS Participant Identifier

4!n

ES

Spanish Domestic Interbanking Code

8..9n

FW

Fedwire Routing Number

9!n

GR

HEBIC (Hellenic Bank Identification Code)

7!n

HK

Bank Code of Hong Kong

3!n

IE

Irish National Clearing Code (NSC)

6!n

IN

Indian Financial System Code (IFSC)

11!c

IT

Italian Domestic Identification Code

10!n

PL

Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)

8!n

PT

Portuguese National Clearing Code

8!n

RU

Russian Central Bank Identification Code

9!n

SC

UK Domestic Sort Code

6!n

SW

Swiss Clearing Code (BC code)

3..5n

SW

Swiss Clearing Code (SIC code)

6!n

If a clearing code is specified using 95R, this is the clearing code of the party identified in 95P or 95Q within the same subsequence B1 Cash Parties.

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