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SEPA Code: Single Euro Payments Area

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SEPA means single euro payments area in the ISO 20022 service level code set. Payment must be executed following the Single Euro Payments Area scheme.

Code
SEPA
ISO name
SingleEuroPaymentsArea
Status
Registered
Last updated
2009-04-01

Official definition

Payment must be executed following the Single Euro Payments Area scheme.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalServiceLevel1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.008GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.009GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd

And 49 more messages: see the ExternalServiceLevel1Code page.

SEPA questions

What does SEPA mean in ISO 20022?
SEPA is Single Euro Payments Area in the ExternalServiceLevel1Code code set: Payment must be executed following the Single Euro Payments Area scheme.
Where does SEPA appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd.

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