Deutsche Postbank AG Format Descriptions for Eurogiro Euro Settlement Service ESSP Version, Feb 2009 Deckblatt Format Description Page 1
Contents page Abbreviations... 3 MT202 Settlement Instruction... 4 MT292 Request for Cancellation... 5 MT295 Queries... 6 MT296 Answers... 7 MT299 Free Format Message... 8 MT900 Confirmation of Debit... 9 MT910 Confirmation of Credit...10 MT950 Statement Message (Statement of Account)...11 MT200 Financial Institution Transfer for its own Account...13 Page 2
Abbreviations M/O M = Mandatory O = Optional Format x = all valid characters allowed n = only numbers allowed a = only capital letters allowed d = numbers for amounts, comma as field separator mandatory (e.g. 10, or 10,55)! = fixed field length/format Page 3
MT202 Settlement Instruction This message type is sent by the ESSP customer to instruct the ESSP Provider (Deutsche Postbank) to debit its account and credit the account of the receiving ESSP customer institution accordingly. mapping rules The sender s unambiguous identification of the envelope. The receiver must retain this for use in later queries to the sender. M 20 Transaction Reference Number The sender s unambiguous identification of the envelope. The receiver must retain this for use in later queries to the sender. M 21 Related Reference The transfer of funds between the ordering institution and the beneficiary institution is always related to another transaction. Field 21 must refer to this transaction (normally Tag 108 in the payment envelope). M 32A Value Date, Currency Code, Amount 6!n3!a15d The indicated value date is the date the sender s account will be debited and the receiving institution s account (:58a) credited. The information in field 32A must correspond to the related transaction (normally the value date and total amount in the MT103 envelope). Tag 52a, 53a, 54a and 56a will not be used within the EUROGIRO Network M 58a Beneficiary Institution A or D 4*35x financial ins titution which has been designated by the ordering institution as the ultimate recipient of the funds being transferred. Option A must be used whenever possible. O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x This field specifies additional information for the receiver. Field 72 must never be used for information for which another field is intended. The presence of this field will normally require manual intervention and must not be used without the receiver s approval. Page 4
MT292 Request for Cancellation This message type is sent by the ESSP customer to request the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank) to consider cancellation of the Eurogiro / SWIFT message identified in the request. If the ESSP provider has already acted on behalf of the message for which cancellation is requested, the MT292 asks for a retransfer, i.e. reversal, with the beneficiary s consent. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 21 Related Reference This field contains the content of field 20 transaction reference number of the EUROGIRO / SWIFT message for which the cancellation is requested. M 11S MT and Date of Original Message (Sent) 3!n (MT No) 6!n (Date) [4!n6!n] (ISN) O 79 Narrative Description of the Original Message message type number of the message which contained the transaction to be cancelled and the date on which this message was sent. 35*50x This field contains a narrative description of the original single transaction which will enable the receiver to positively identify the transaction to be cancelled. Page 5
MT295 Queries This message type is sent by the ESSP customer to the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank). It is used to request information or clarification relating to a previous ESSP transaction. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 21 Related Reference This field contains the reference of the original message to which the query relates. M 75 Queries 6*35x This field contains the actual question(s). O 77A Narrative 20*35x This field contains the query in narrative form. O 11a MT an Date of the Original Message R or S This field contains the message type number of the message which is being queried and the date on which this message was sent. Option refers to a message sent. O 79 Narrative Description of the Message to which the Query relates 35*50x This field contains a narrative description of the message being queried, providing sufficient detail to enable the receiver to identify that message. Page 6
MT296 Answers This message type is sent by the ESSP provider to the ESSP customer. It is used to respond to an MT295 Query or to an MT292 Request for Cancellation or other messages where no specific message type has been provided for the response. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 21 Related Reference This field contains the content of field 20 transaction reference number of the query message, request for cancellation, or other to which this message responds. M 76 Answer 6*35x This field contains the actual answer(s). O 77A Narrative 20*35x This field contains the answer in narrative form. O 11a MT an Date of the Original Message R or S This field contains the message type number of the message which the answer relates and the date on which this message was sent. Option refers to a O 79 Narrative Description of the Message to which the Answer relates. message sent. 35*50x This field contains a narrative description of the original message to which the answer relates, e.g. the message to which the MT295 query or MT292 request for cancellation referred, in sufficient detail to enable the receiver to positively identify that message. Page 7
MT299 Free Format Message This message type is used by ESSP customers and the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank) to send or receive information for which another message type is not applicable. M 20 Transaction Reference Number O 21 Related Reference This field contains a reference to the related message. M 79 Narrative 35*50x This field contains the free format message. Page 8
MT900 Confirmation of Debit This message type, relating to a previous MT202, is sent by the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank) to confirm the debit on the ESSP account in accordance with the given settlement instructions. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 21 Related Reference This field contains the reference number of the transaction which resulted in this message, e.g. the field 20 transaction reference number. M 25 Account Identification 35x This field identifies the account which has been debited. M 32A Value Date, Currency Code, Amount 6!n3!a15d value date, currency code and amount of the debit. O 52a Ordering Institution A or D This field identifies the institution which instructed execute the transaction resulting in this debit, when other than the receiver. O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x This field contains additional information for the receiver. In general tag 52, 56 and 70 will not be present in ESSP-related MT900. Page 9
MT910 Confirmation of Credit This message type, relating to a previous MT202, is sent by the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank) to confirm the credit on the ESSP account in accordance with the given settlement instructions. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 21 Related Reference This field contains the reference for the account owner (receiver), e.g. field 21, from the EUROGIRO / SWIFT message which resulted in this credit. M 25 Account Identification 35x This field identifies the account which has been credited. M 32A Value Date, Currency Code, Amount 6!n3!a15d value date, currency code and amount of the credit. M 52a Ordering Institution A or D This field identifies the financial institution which originated the transaction resulting in this credit. O 56a Intermediary A or D This field identifies the financial institution from which the sender received the funds, when other than the ordering institution. O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x This field contains additional information for the receiver. In general tag 52, 56 and 70 will not be present in ESSP-related MT910. Page 10
MT950 Statement Message (Statement of Account) This message type is sent by the ESSP provider (Deutsche Postbank) to the ESSP customer (account holder) subsequently to end-of-day processing, reflecting all ESSP related bookings on the ESSP account. M 20 Transaction Reference Number M 25 Account Identification 35x This field identifies the account which has been credited. M 28C Statement Number / Sequence Number 5n[/5n] This field contains the sequential number of the statement, optionally followed by the sequence number of the message within that statement when more than one message is sent for the statement. M 60a Opening Balance F or M This field specifies, for the (intermediate) opening balance, whether it is a debit or credit balance, the date, the currency and the amount of the balance O 61 Statement Line * This field contains the details of each transaction. M 62a Closing Balance (Booked Funds) F or M This field specifies, for the (intermediate) closing balance, whether it is a debit or credit balance, the date, the currency and the amount of the balance. O 64 Closing Available Balance (Available Funds) 1!a6!n3!a15d * See the Field Specification in EUROGIRO Message Type Specification This field indicates the funds which are available to the account owner (if credit balance) or the balance which is subject to interest charges (if debit balance). Page 11
The following note describes the structure of reference data for outgoing ESSP messages: Reference data in outgoing ESSP messages General reference data MT900, MT910, MT296, MT299 and MT950 (MUR = Field 108) message reference data are populated as follows: ESSPDDDHHMMNNNNN ESSP = constant data DDD = ongoing day of the year, yearly reset to 1 HH = time (hour) MM = time (minute) NNNNN = ongoing number (5 digits) daily reset to 1 Other reference data Reference data (TRN in field 20) provided with the MT950 (coming from our core banking system) are populated as follows: MMDDXXXXXXNNNNNN MMDD = month / day from field 62 (closing balance) XXXXXX = job ID NNNNNN = counter RDI data packages Page 12
MT200 Financial Institution Transfer for its own Account This message type is sent by the ESSP customer (account holder) to its account servicing institution (ESSP Provider Deutsche Postbank). It is used to request the movement of funds from the ESSP account to another account held, in the same currency, with another financial institution. This sender s unambiguous identification of the envelope. The receiver must retain this for use in later queries to the sender. M 20 Transaction Reference Number This sender s unambiguous identification of the transaction. The receiver must retain this for use in later queries to the sender. M 32A Value Date, Currency Code, Amount 6!n3!a15d value date, currency code and amount to be transferred. O 53B Sender s Correspondent [/1!a][/34x][/35x] account of the sender which is to be debited. In those cases where there are multiple direct account relationships, in the currency of the transaction, between the sender and the receiver, and one of these accounts is to be used, the account to be debited must be indicated in this field with the party identifier only. When there is a single direct account relationship, in the currency of the transactions, between the sender and the receiver, and this is the account to be used for reimbursement, field 53B must not be present. O 56a Intermediary A or D This field identifies a party between the receiver and the account with institution through which the transaction must pass. A 57a Account with Institution A, B or D This field identifies the financial institution to which the funds (owned by the sender and originally placed with the receiver) are to Page 13
be transferred. For members with direct access to TARGET option A must be used. For members without direct access to TARGET the BIC of the bank that holds the account with option A must be used. O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x This field specifies additional information for the receiver. Field 72 must never be used for information for which another field is intended. The presence of this field will normally require manual intervention and must not be used without the receiver s approval. Page 14