MT 103 Field Specifications

4. Field 23E: Instruction Code

FORMAT

Option E 4!c[/30x] (Instruction) (Additional Information)

PRESENCE

Conditional (C3)

DEFINITION

This field specifies an instruction.

CODES

Instruction must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T47):

SDVA Payment must be executed with same day value to the beneficiary.
INTC The payment is an intra-company payment, ie, a payment between two companies belonging to the same group.
REPA Payment has a related e-Payments reference.
CORT Payment is made in settlement of a trade, eg, foreign exchange deal, securities transaction.
BONL Payment is to be made to the beneficiary customer only.
HOLD Beneficiary customer/claimant will call; pay upon identification.
CHQB Pay beneficiary customer only by cheque. The optional account number line in field 59 must not be used.
PHOB Please advise/contact beneficiary/claimant by phone.
TELB Please advise/contact beneficiary/claimant by the most efficient means of telecommunication.
PHON Please advise account with institution by phone.
TELE Please advise account with institution by the most efficient means of telecommunication.
PHOI Please advise the intermediary institution by phone.
TELI Please advise the intermediary institution by the most efficient means of telecommunication.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Additional Information is only allowed when Instruction Code consists of one of the following codes: PHON, PHOB, PHOI, TELE, TELB, TELI, HOLD or REPA (Error code(s): D97).

If this field is repeated, the codes must appear in the following order (Error code(s): D98):

SDVA
INTC
REPA
CORT
BONL
HOLD
CHQB
PHOB
TELB
PHON
TELE
PHOI
TELI

When this field is used more than once, the following combinations are not allowed (Error code(s): D67):

SDVA with HOLD
SDVA with CHQB
INTC with BONL
INTC with HOLD
INTC with CHQB
REPA with HOLD
REPA with CHQB
REPA with CORT BONL
REPA with CORT
CORT with HOLD BONL
CORT with HOLD
CORT with CHQB
HOLD with CHQB
PHOB with TELB
PHON with TELE
PHOI with TELI

If this field is repeated, the same code word must not be present more than once (Error code(s): E46).

USAGE RULES

This field may be repeated to give several coded instructions to one or more parties.

Code REPA indicates that the payment is the result of an initiation performed via an e-payments product between the customers. This code is intended for the beneficiary's bank who should act according to the specifications of the e-payments product.