D18A | EDIFACTORY

Message D18A/BOPDIR

Direct balance of payment declaration message

The Direct balance of payments declaration message (BOPDIR) can be sent by non-bank residents to report directly to the Balance of Payments (BOP) compiler on: * transactions via bank accounts held at a resident bank * transactions via bank accounts held at a non-resident bank * transactions and clearing via accounts with non-bank non- residents * foreign assets and liabilities * information in the context of a BOP-related survey (stock and flows); for those countries which base their compilation of the Balance of Payments on surveys.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Direct balance of payment declaration message is BOPDIR. Note: Direct balance of payment declaration messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 BOPDIR 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the type and function of the message and to transmit its identifying number.

DTM

M(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date and, when required, the time of the creation of the message and optionally to specify other process dates which apply to the whole message.

SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify references which apply to the whole message and optionally to specify related dates.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify a reference for the message.

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify dates related to the reference.

SG2 M(9) : NAD-CTA-COM-FTX

A group of segments to identify the parties associated with the message.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the reporting party or to identify the party on behalf of which the declaration is made when the reporting party is a third party.

CTA

C(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or a department for the party to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to specify a communication number for the party, such as phone number, E-mail address, fax number or X400 address.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify complementary information on the party. Part 1: direct reporting of transactions via resident bank accounts. This part of the message specifies the requested information for all the resident bank accounts and for all the accounts held abroad with banks or non-banks and can also be used for reporting about netting operations.

SG3 C(999) : RFF-ATT-FII-NAD-MOA-CUX-SG4

A group of segments to accommodate the details relevant to the transactions performed via one account (or a group of accounts) during the relevant period.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment identifying each declaration on an account (or group of accounts).

ATT

C(1) : Attribute

A segment identifying the type of the reported account.

FII

C(1) : Financial institution information

A segment identifying the resident's financial institution involved or the non-resident financial institution where the resident's external account is held.

NAD

C(99) : Name and address

A segment to identify the name and address of related parties such as the resident, the non-resident non-financial institution where the resident's account is held (group or third party company) or the co-holders of a shared account.

MOA

C(9) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify the opening balance or the closing balance of the account for the reported period.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment to specify the currency of the reported account.

SG4 M(9999) : RCS-FTX-DTM-FII-NAD-SPR-LOC-SG5-SG6-SG7

A group of segments to specify the details of the set of transactions processed via the financial account.

RCS

M(1) : Requirements and conditions

A segment to specify the reason for the transaction.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify information in clear and free form about the reason for the transaction.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date of an event related to the transaction, such as processing date, contract date, payment date or settlement date.

FII

C(1) : Financial institution information

A segment to specify the identity of the domestic financial institution related to a specific flow of amount related to the transaction.

NAD

C(9) : Name and address

A segment to specify the identification of the transaction counterpart.

SPR

C(1) : Organisation classification details

A segment to specify the industrial sector of activity of the transaction counterpart.

LOC

C(9) : Place/location identification

A segment to specify countries related to the transaction, such as the country of origin or destination of goods, the direct investment country, the donation acting country, the payment transaction country (creditor or debtor) or the country in which the construction work is done.

SG5 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify references and reference dates related to the transaction or to the loan.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify the reference number of a document related to the transaction.

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date and time of the reference of the document related to the transaction.

SG6 M(9) : MOA-CUX

A group of segments to specify the transaction amount and any related currencies.

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify the amount of the transaction and the relevant currency.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment to specify the reference currency and the target currency of the transaction when they are different.

SG7 C(1) : GIR-QTY-PRI

A group of segments to specify the details related to transactions on financial securities.

GIR

M(1) : Related identification numbers

A segment to identify the type of security (shares, bonds, etc).

QTY

C(1) : Quantity

A segment to specify the quantity of the security.

PRI

C(1) : Price details

A segment to specify the face value of the security.

UNS

M(1) : Section control

A service segment placed at the start of the detail section to avoid collisions. Part 2: direct reporting of transactions via accounts held with non-residents, reporting of BOP-related surveys and of foreign assets and liabilities.

SG8 C(99) : RFF-SG9

A group of segments to accommodate the details relevant either for all types of reporting forms on positions (foreign assets and liabilities) or for all types of BOP related surveys.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify either the type of reporting form (e.g. on trade credits) or the type of survey.

SG9 M(99) : RCS-FTX-CUX-SG10

A group of segments to specify relevant information either for a type of reporting form on a position (foreign assets and liabilities) or for a type of BOP related survey.

RCS

M(1) : Requirements and conditions

A segment to specify the type of the account or the type of reporting form.

FTX

C(1) : Free text

A segment to specify free text information relating to the type of information or report.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment to specify the currency of the reported account.

SG10 M(9999) : MOA-NAD-LOC-SG11

A group of segments to specify the amount and other details relevant to the account position or to any related Balance of Payment surveys.

SG11 C(1) : GIR-QTY-PRI

A group of segments to specify the details related to transactions on financial securities.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        9

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- M        9 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
CTA, Contact information                      C        1        |
COM, Communication contact                    C        9        |
FTX, Free text                                C       99        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
ATT, Attribute                                C        1        |
FII, Financial institution information        C        1        |
NAD, Name and address                         C       99        |
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        9        |
CUX, Currencies                               C        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M     9999 ------+|
RCS, Requirements and conditions              M        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C       99       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
FII, Financial institution information        C        1       ||
NAD, Name and address                         C        9       ||
SPR, Organisation classification details      C        1       ||
LOC, Place/location identification            C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
RFF, Reference                                M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- M        9 -----+||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C        1 -----+||
GIR, Related identification numbers           M        1      |||
QTY, Quantity                                 C        1      |||
PRI, Price details                            C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
UNS, Section control                          M        1

--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C       99 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- M       99 ------+|
RCS, Requirements and conditions              M        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C        1       ||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ M     9999 -----+||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
NAD, Name and address                         C        1      |||
LOC, Place/location identification            C        1      |||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C        1 ----+|||
GIR, Related identification numbers           M        1     ||||
QTY, Quantity                                 C        1     ||||
PRI, Price details                            C        1     ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------++++
CNT, Control total                            C        9
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1