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Instruction specifications – Swift ISO 15022 ICP mode – CEU – Canada

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Note: The Swift formats below are those that are recommended by CEU. Ordering parties and beneficiaries can also be specified in other combinations but the counterparty information must contain a BIC11. 

In the following tables M=Mandatory; O=Optional; Seq=Swift Message (sub)sequence. 

MT542 Deliver Free 

Book-entry transactions, counterparties in CDS 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a 

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//DAKVDEFFXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:REAG 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:REI1 

BIC 11 of the counterparty 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

CUID number c

E1 

O 

:95P: 

:RECU 

//Beneficiary Party's BIC 

Or 

:95R::RECU/CDSL/Beneficiary Party’s CUID number, if different from REI1 

E1 

C 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

C 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e

E1 

MT543 Delivery against Payment (DvP) 

Book-entry transactions, counterparties in CDS 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//DAKVDEFFXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:REAG 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:REI1 

BIC 11 of the counterparty 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

CUID number c

E1 

O 

:95P: 

:RECU 

//Beneficiary Party's BIC 

Or 

:95R::RECU/CDSL/Beneficiary Party’s CUID number, if different from REI1 

E1 

C 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

C 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e

E1 

M 

:19A: 

:SETT 

//Currency, cash equivalent (in EUR) 

E3 

MT540 Receive Free 

Book-entry transactions, counterparties in CDS 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//DAKVDEFFXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEAG 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEI1 

BIC 11 of the counterparty 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

CUID number c

E1 

O 

:95P: 

:DECU 

//Beneficiary Party's BIC 

Or 

:95R::DECU/CDSL/Beneficiary Party’s CUID number, if different from REI1 

E1 

C 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

C 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e 

E1 

MT541 Receipt against Payment (RvP) 

Book-entry transactions, counterparties in CDS 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//DAKVDEFFXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEAG 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEI1 

BIC 11 of the counterparty 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

CUID number c

E1 

O 

:95P: 

:DECU 

//Beneficiary Party's BIC 

Or 

:95R::DECU/CDSL/Beneficiary Party’s CUID number, if different from REI1 

E1 

C 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

C 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e

E1 

M 

:19A: 

:SETT 

//Currency, cash equivalent (in CAD) 

E3 

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a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  

b. "Electronic Treasury Order" must be communicated when buying shares directly from the issuer in the 70E::SPRO (only relevant for MT540).  

c. If 97A is populated together with 95P for DEI1, it must be populated with CUID number (Customer Unique Identifier of the counterparty) If 95P and 97A are populated for the DEI1, Counterparty's BIC will not be forwarded to the depository. Only the CUID will be forwarded to the depository (:95R::DEAG/CDSL/CUID number) If 95P is populated without 97A for the DEI1, then Counterparty's BIC will be forwarded to the depository.(:95P::DEAG//Counterparty's BIC).

d. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the DECU field is also required.  

e. If the counterparty is a financial institution or a bank, the account must be provided. The absence of the account in such cases may lead to settlement delays  

MT542 Deliver Free

Cross-border  book-entry transactions, counterparties in DTC 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a 

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:REAG 

//DETCUSS33XXX 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

DTCC c

M 

:95P: 

:RECU 

//DTC participant BIC 

E1 

O 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

O 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e

E1 

MT540 Receive Free 

Cross-border book-entry transactions, counterparties in DTC 

Seq 

O 

:20C: 

:COMM 

//common reference a

A1 

M 

:98A: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date 

B 

M 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

C 

M 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//DAKVDEFFXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEAG 

//CDSLCATTXXX 

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DEI1 

CADSCA81XXX 

E1 

O 

:97A: 

SAFE 

ACSI c

E1 

M 

:95P: 

:DECU 

//DTC participant BIC 

E1 

O 

:95Q: 

:SAFE 

//BUYR//UNKNOWN d

E1 

O 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Beneficiary`s account e 

E1 

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a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  

b. "Electronic Treasury Order" must be communicated when buying shares directly from the issuer in the 70E::SPRO (only relevant for MT540).  

c. If 97A is populated together with 95P for REI1, it must be populated with value DTCC  

If 95P and 97A are populated for the REI1, Counterparty's BIC will not be forwarded to the depository. Only DTCC will be forwarded to the depository (:95R::REAG/CDSL/ DTCC) If 95P is populated without 97A for the REI1, then Counterparty's BIC will be forwarded to the depository.(:95P::REAG//Counterparty's BIC) 

d. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the DECU field is also required.  

e. If the counterparty is a financial institution or a bank, the account must be provided. The absence of the account in such cases may lead to settlement delays  

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