MT 504 Field Specifications

20. Field 95a: Party: Exposed Party

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Mandatory

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M EXPP N   P, Q or R Exposed Party

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

EXPP Exposed Party The party which is exposed to its counterparty, ie, the taker or party B.

BIC specifies the Bank Identifier Code. BEI specifies Business Entity Identifier.

Proprietary Code specifies a local national code or market segment code identifying the party.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The BIC/BEI must be a SWIFT registered address, either connected or non-connected (Error code(s): T27, T28, T29, T45).

Proprietary code (Format Option R) and Name & 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 (Error code(s): T26).