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MT 720 Field Specifications

16. Field 41a: Available With ... By ...

FORMAT

Option A 4!a2!a2!c[3!c]
14x
(Identifier Code)
(Code)
Option D 4*35x
14x
(Name and Address)
(Code)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field identifies the bank with which the credit is available (the place for presentation) and an indication of how the credit is available.

CODES

In option A, or D, Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T68):

BY ACCEPTANCE  
BY DEF PAYMENT  
BY MIXED PYMT  
BY NEGOTIATION  
BY PAYMENT  

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

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).

USAGE RULES

For credits subject to eUCP:

If the credit is to be freely negotiable by any bank, option D must be used with the phrase Any bank in ... (city or country).

If the credit is to be freely negotiable by any bank anywhere in the world, an indication of country is not required.

When Code contains either BY DEF PAYMENT or BY MIXED PYMT, the specific details of the payment terms must be specified in field 42P and 42M.

When Code contains BY PAYMENT, this should be understood to mean payment at sight.