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Administration, Commerce and Transport



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                                           Message Type : DOCARE
                                           Version      : D
                                           Release      : 01C
                                           Contr. Agency: UN

                                           Revision     : 2
                                           Date         : 2001-11-07






SOURCE: D6 Finance (SWG)



                               CONTENTS

       Response to an amendment of a documentary credit message

0.     INTRODUCTION

1.     SCOPE

       1.1   Functional definition

       1.2   Field of application

       1.3   Principles

2.     REFERENCES

3.     TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

       3.1   Standard terms and definitions

4.     MESSAGE DEFINITION

       4.1   Segment clarification

       4.2   Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)

       4.3   Message structure
             4.3.1 Segment table













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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0.     INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the Response to
       an amendment of a documentary credit message (DOCARE) to be
       used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading
       partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

1.     SCOPE

1.1    Functional definition

       The Response to an Amendment of a Documentary Credit originated
       by the Beneficiary and sent to the parties involved in the
       documentary credit. It is issued to advise the acceptance or
       non acceptance of an amendment.

1.2    Field of application

       The Response to an amendment of a documentary credit message
       may be used for both national and international applications.
       It is based on universal practice related to administration,
       commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of
       business or industry.

1.3    Principles

       Unless otherwise specified, the documentary credit amendment is
       subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary
       Credits, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France,
       which are in effect on the date of origination.

2.     REFERENCES

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
       Introduction, Section 1.

3.     TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

3.1    Standard terms and definitions

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
       Introduction, Section 2.

4.     MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1    Segment clarification

       This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
       table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
       requirements.
       
       Qualification to the Response to an Amendment of a Documentary
       Credit message is achieved through the values placed in the
       following data elements:
       
       
       Segment       DE     Value   Description/Meaning
       
       BGM           1001           Must have the same code as in the
                                    message to which this response is 
                                    being made.
       
                     1225   27      NOT ACCEPTED
                                    A code to indicate that the
                                    referenced message is not accepted
                                    by the recipient.
       
                            29      ACCEPTED WITHOUT AMENDMENT
                                    A code to indicate that the
                                    referenced message is entirely
                                    accepted by the recipient.

0010   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Response to an amendment of a
       documentary credit message is DOCARE.

       Note: Response to an amendment of a documentary credit messages
       conforming to this document must contain the following data in
       segment UNH, composite S009:

       Data element  0065 DOCARE
                     0052 D
                     0054 01C
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment by means of which the sender must uniquely identify
       the DOCARE message using its type and number and when necessary
       its function.

0030   RFF, Reference
       A segment identifying the number of the referenced documentary
       credit. It also indicates the number of the amendment. This
       number should be the latest in the series of all amendments
       made.

0040   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment specifying the date and/or time the message is
       created.


0050   Segment group 1:  FII-RFF-CTA-COM
       A group of segments identifying the financial institutions and
       account numbers involved in the documentary credit, their
       functions and notification references.

0060      FII, Financial institution information
          A segment identifying the financial institution(s)
          associated with the documentary credit, in coded or uncoded
          form, their functions and account numbers involved.

0070      RFF, Reference
          A segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified
          in the leading FII segment.

0080      CTA, Contact information
          A segment identifying a person or a department for the party
          specified in the leading FII segment to whom communication
          should be directed.

0090      COM, Communication contact
          A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of
          person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA
          segment.


0100   Segment group 2:  NAD-RFF-CTA-COM
       A group of segments identifying the name and address of each
       non-financial party involved in the transaction, their
       functions and notification references.

0110      NAD, Name and address
          A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties
          associated with the documentary credit, in coded or uncoded
          form, and their functions.

0120      RFF, Reference
          A segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified
          in the leading NAD segment.

0130      CTA, Contact information
          A segment identifying a person or a department for the party
          specified in the leading NAD segment to whom communication
          should be directed.

0140      COM, Communication contact
          A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of
          person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA
          segment.


0150   Segment group 3:  AUT-DTM
       A group of segments specifying details of any authentication
       (validation) procedures applied to the DOCARE message.

0160      AUT, Authentication result
          A segment specifying details of any authentication
          (validation) procedures applied to the DOCARE message.

0170      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment identifying the validation date/time.

0180   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
       control reference number of the message.

4.2    Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)

          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          COM Communication contact
          CTA Contact information
          DTM Date/time/period
          FII Financial institution information
          NAD Name and address
          RFF Reference
          UNH Message header
          UNT Message trailer

4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R 0010 UNH Message header M 1 0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 0030 RFF Reference M 2 0040 DTM Date/time/period C 1 0050 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ M 5-----------+ 0060 FII Financial institution information M 1 | 0070 RFF Reference C 2 | 0080 CTA Contact information C 1 | 0090 COM Communication contact C 5-----------+ 0100 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 9-----------+ 0110 NAD Name and address M 1 | 0120 RFF Reference C 1 | 0130 CTA Contact information C 1 | 0140 COM Communication contact C 5-----------+ 0150 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 1-----------+ 0160 AUT Authentication result M 1 | 0170 DTM Date/time/period C 1-----------+ 0180 UNT Message trailer M 1

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