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auth.001 Information Request Opening

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auth.001 is the ISO 20022 InformationRequestOpening message in the Authorities business area (auth). The latest version is auth.001.001.02, and 2 versions are in the repository.

Message
InformationRequestOpening
Latest version
auth.001.001.02
Submitting organisation
Finance Finland
MT equivalent
None listed

In use: published in the current ISO 20022 catalogue.

What auth.001 is for

This message is sent by the authorities (police, customs, tax authorities, enforcement authorities) to a financial institution to request account and other banking and financial information. Requested information can relate to accounts, their signatories and beneficiaries and co-owners as well as movements plus positions on these accounts.

Requests are underpinned by specific legal texts.

Definition from the ISO 20022 e-Repository, release of 24 April 2025.

auth.001 versions

Every version published in the e-Repository, newest first. A message keeps its business purpose across versions; each new version is a separate schema with its own namespace.

VersionRegistration statusPublished in
auth.001.001.02latestRegisteredLatest version set
auth.001.001.01RegisteredPrevious version set

auth.001 message structure

The building blocks of auth.001.001.02 to three levels, with multiplicity ([0..1] optional, [1..1] mandatory, * any number) and the data type or component. Element names and definitions are from the ISO 20022 repository; usage guidelines such as CBPR+ or a market infrastructure's rules can restrict them further.

  • Document [1..1]
    • InfReqOpng InformationRequestOpening [1..1]
      • InvstgtnId Investigation Identification [1..1]Max35Text

        Unique identification for the specific investigation as known by the requesting party.

      • LglMndtBsis Legal Mandate Basis [1..1]LegalMandate1

        Provides details on the legal basis of the request.

        • Prgrph Paragraph [1..1]Max35Text

          Identifies the legal mandate paragraph in law which gives power to the authority's request.

        • Dsclmr Disclaimer [0..1]Max350Text

          Specifies any additional information describing how or why the paragraph of law should be applied.

      • CnfdtltySts Confidentiality Status [1..1]YesNoIndicator

        Specifies the confidentiality status of the investigation.

      • DueDt Due Date [0..1]DueDate1

        Specifies the date by when the financial institutiion needs to provide a response.

        • DueDt Due Date [0..1]ISODate

          Specifies the date when the authority needs the response in situations where the response or part of it will not be given electronically but on paper...

        • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max140Text

          Specifies the reason why the authority needs the information on due date.

      • InvstgtnPrd Investigation Period [1..1]DateOrDateTimePeriod1Choice (choice)

        Specifies the dates between which period the authority requests that the financial institution provides a response to the information request.

        • Dt Date [1..1]DatePeriod2

          Period expressed with dates.

          • FrDt From Date [1..1]ISODate
          • ToDt To Date [1..1]ISODate
        • DtTm Date Time [1..1]DateTimePeriod1

          Period expressed a dates and times.

          • FrDtTm From Date Time [1..1]ISODateTime
          • ToDtTm To Date Time [1..1]ISODateTime
      • SchCrit Search Criteria [1..1]SearchCriteria2Choice (choice)

        Specifies the the search criteria for the financial institution to perform the search on.

        • Acct Account [1..1]AccountAndParties3

          Identifies the account as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • Id Identification [1..1]CashAccount43
          • InvstgtdPties Investigated Parties [1..1]InvestigatedParties1Choice (choice)
          • AuthrtyReqTp Authority Request Type [1..*]AuthorityRequestType1
        • CstmrId Customer Identification [1..1]CustomerIdentification2

          Identifies a customer identification as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • Pty Party [1..1]PartyIdentification272
          • AuthrtyReq Authority Request [1..*]AuthorityInvestigation2
        • PmtInstrm Payment Instrument [1..1]PaymentInstrumentType1

          Identifies a payment instrument as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • CardNb Card Number [1..1]Min8Max28NumericText
          • AuthrtyReqTp Authority Request Type [1..*]AuthorityRequestType1
          • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max500Text
        • OrgnlTxNb Original Transaction Number [1..*]RequestType1

          Specifies the original transaction number.

          • Nb Number [1..1]Max35Text
          • Tp Type [1..*]TransactionRequestType1Code
          • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max500Text
      • SplmtryData Supplementary Data [0..*]SupplementaryData1

        Additional information that can not be captured in the structured fields and/or any other specific block.

        • PlcAndNm Place And Name [0..1]Max350Text

          Unambiguous reference to the location where the supplementary data must be inserted in the message instance.

        • Envlp Envelope [1..1]SupplementaryDataEnvelope1

          Technical element wrapping the supplementary data.

Have a auth.001 message? Paste it into the parser to see every element with its name and definition, and format checks on BICs, IBANs, dates and amounts.

External code sets used in auth.001

These elements take their values from ISO 20022 external code sets, which are published separately and updated every quarter without a new message version.

auth.001 questions

What is the latest version of auth.001?
The latest version in the ISO 20022 e-Repository release of 24 April 2025 is auth.001.001.02.
What is the root element of auth.001?
The XML document is Document with the namespace urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:auth.001.001.02, and its message element is InfReqOpng (InformationRequestOpening).
Is there an MT equivalent of auth.001?
No Swift MT message is listed as its direct equivalent on this site. Many ISO 20022 messages have no MT counterpart.

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