MT 300 Field Specifications

6. Field 22C: Common Reference

FORMAT

Option C

4!a2!c4!n4!a2!c

(Bank Code 1) (Location Code 1) (Reference Code) (Bank Code 2) (Location Code 2)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field contains a reference common to both the Sender and the Receiver.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

This field consists of the bank and location codes (Error code(s): T95) (from the ISO Bank Identifier Code) of both the Sender and the Receiver of the MT 300. These codes must appear in alphabetical order (letters take precedence over numbers) (Error code(s): T96).

Location Code 1 and Bank Code 2 are separated by four digits, which must consist of the rightmost non-zero digit of field 36 in sequence B, preceded by the three digits to the left of it. If there are no digits to the left of it, the space must be zero filled (Error code(s): T22).