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auth.018 Contract Registration Request

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auth.018 is the ISO 20022 ContractRegistrationRequest message in the Authorities business area (auth). The latest version is auth.018.001.04, and 4 versions are in the repository.

Message
ContractRegistrationRequest
Latest version
auth.018.001.04
Submitting organisation
RU-CMPG
MT equivalent
None listed

In use: published in the current ISO 20022 catalogue.

What auth.018 is for

The ContractRegistrationRequest message is sent by the reporting party to the registration agent to initiate the registration of a new contract subject to currency control.

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

auth.018 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.018.001.04latestRegisteredLatest version set
auth.018.001.03RegisteredPrevious version set
auth.018.001.02RegisteredArchive
auth.018.001.01RegisteredArchive

auth.018 message structure

The building blocks of auth.018.001.04 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]
    • CtrctRegnReq ContractRegistrationRequest [1..1]
      • GrpHdr Group Header [1..1]CurrencyControlHeader8

        Characteristics shared by all individual items included in the message.

        • MsgId Message Identification [1..1]Max35Text

          Point to point reference, as assigned by the instructing party, and sent to the next party in the chain to unambiguously identify the message.

        • CreDtTm Creation Date Time [1..1]ISODateTime

          Date and time at which the message was created.

        • NbOfItms Number Of Items [1..1]Max15NumericText

          Number of individual items contained in the message.

        • InitgPty Initiating Party [1..1]PartyIdentification272

          Party that initiates the instruction.

          • Nm Name [0..1]Max140Text
          • PstlAdr Postal Address [0..1]PostalAddress27
          • Id Identification [0..1]Party52Choice (choice)
          • CtryOfRes Country Of Residence [0..1]CountryCode
          • CtctDtls Contact Details [0..1]Contact13
        • FwdgAgt Forwarding Agent [0..1]BranchAndFinancialInstitutionIdentification8

          Agent which forwards the message.

          • FinInstnId Financial Institution Identification [1..1]FinancialInstitutionIdentification23
          • BrnchId Branch Identification [0..1]BranchData5
      • CtrctRegn Contract Registration [1..*]ContractRegistration7

        Identifies the currency control contract details for which the registration is requested.

        • CtrctRegnId Contract Registration Identification [1..1]Max35Text

          Unique and unambiguous identification of the contract registration.

        • RptgPty Reporting Party [1..1]TradeParty6

          Party registering the currency control contract.

          • PtyId Party Identification [1..1]PartyIdentification272
          • LglOrg Legal Organisation [0..1]LegalOrganisation2
          • TaxPty Tax Party [0..*]TaxParty4
        • RegnAgt Registration Agent [1..1]BranchAndFinancialInstitutionIdentification8

          Agent which registers the currency control contract.

          • FinInstnId Financial Institution Identification [1..1]FinancialInstitutionIdentification23
          • BrnchId Branch Identification [0..1]BranchData5
        • CtrctRegnOpng Contract Registration Opening [1..*]ContractRegistration8

          Details about the opening of the contract registration.

          • CtrctRegnOpngId Contract Registration Opening Identification [1..1]Max35Text
          • Prty Priority [1..1]Priority2Code
          • Ctrct Contract [1..1]UnderlyingContract4Choice (choice)
          • CtrctBal Contract Balance [0..*]ContractBalance1
          • PmtSchdlTp Payment Schedule Type [0..1]PaymentScheduleType2Choice (choice)
          • PrvsRegnId Previous Registration Identification [0..*]DocumentIdentification22
          • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max1025Text
          • Attchmnt Attachment [0..*]DocumentGeneralInformation5
          • SplmtryData Supplementary Data [0..*]SupplementaryData1
        • SplmtryData Supplementary Data [0..*]SupplementaryData1

          Additional information that cannot be captured in the structured elements and/or any other specific block.

          • PlcAndNm Place And Name [0..1]Max350Text
          • Envlp Envelope [1..1]SupplementaryDataEnvelope1
      • SplmtryData Supplementary Data [0..*]SupplementaryData1

        Additional information that cannot be captured in the structured elements 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.

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External code sets used in auth.018

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.018 questions

What is the latest version of auth.018?
The latest version in the ISO 20022 e-Repository release of 24 April 2025 is auth.018.001.04.
What is the root element of auth.018?
The XML document is Document with the namespace urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:auth.018.001.04, and its message element is CtrctRegnReq (ContractRegistrationRequest).
Is there an MT equivalent of auth.018?
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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