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MT 370 Field Specifications

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.

In option P, Identifier Code specifies a BIC. For more details, see the Standards MT General Information.

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

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Identifier Code must be a registered BIC (Error code(s): T27,T28,T29,T45).

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 SWIFT BICs, non-SWIFT BICs, Masters, Synonyms, Live destinations and Test & Training destinations (Error code(s): C05).

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 (Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

In option R, Data Source Scheme specifies a code representing a 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.