United Nations Directories
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Message Type : DOCAMA Version : D Release : 20B Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 2 Date : 2021-03-23 SOURCE: TBG5 Finance CONTENTS Advice of 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. INTRODUCTION This specification provides the definition of the Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit message (DOCAMA) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition The Advice of an Amendment of a Documentary Credit message is originated by the Advising Bank, or Intermediary Advising Bank, and sent to the Beneficiary. It is used to inform the Beneficiary of the terms and conditions of an amendment to a documentary credit requested by the Applicant. 1.2 Field of application The Advice of 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. For guidance, the following principles serve to remove ambiguity in the application of this Advice of an Amendment of a Documentary Credit. A. The content of an Advice of an Amendment of a documentary credit is assumed to effect: - the modification of an issued documentary credit - the cancellation of an issued documentary credit B. A change may not be requested on - the documentary credit number - the identification of the Applicant and the Issuing Bank 00010 UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit message is DOCAMA. Note: Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 DOCAMA 0052 D 0054 20B 0051 UN 00020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment by means of which the sender must uniquely identify the DOCAMA message using its type and number and when necessary its function. 00030 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. 00040 FCA, Financial charges allocation A segment specifying the allocation of charges due to an amendment. 00050 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and/or time the message is created and, if applicable, the date of the original issue of the documentary credit, the new (i.e. revised) expiry date of the documentary credit and amendments to the date or period of shipment. 00060 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying either the currency and amount of an increase in the documentary credit amount or the currency and amount of a decrease in the documentary credit amount. It also specifies the currency and total amount of the documentary credit after the amendment, disregarding any drawings. 00070 LOC, Place/location identification A segment specifying amendments to the place from where to where shipment(s) under the documentary credit must be made. 00080 TSR, Transport service requirements A segment specifying the amendments to the part- shipment and/or transhipment instructions. 00090 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information used when additional information is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments. 00100 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. 00110 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. 00120 RFF, Reference A segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified in the leading FII segment. 00130 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. 00140 COM, Communication contact A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA segment. 00150 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. 00160 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. 00170 RFF, Reference A segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified in the leading NAD segment. 00180 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. 00190 COM, Communication contact A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA segment. 00200 Segment group 3: AUT-DTM A group of segments specifying details of any authentication (validation) procedures applied to the DOCAMA message. 00210 AUT, Authentication result A segment specifying details of any authentication (validation) procedures applied to the DOCAMA message. 00220 DTM, Date/time/period A segment identifying the validation date/time. 00230 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 FCA Financial charges allocation FII Financial institution information FTX Free text LOC Place/location identification MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address RFF Reference TSR Transport service requirements UNH Message header UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R 00010 UNH Message header M 1 00020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 00030 RFF Reference M 2 00040 FCA Financial charges allocation C 1 00050 DTM Date/time/period C 4 00060 MOA Monetary amount C 2 00070 LOC Place/location identification C 3 00080 TSR Transport service requirements C 1 00090 FTX Free text C 20 00100 ---- Segment group 1 ------------------ M 5----------------+ 00110 FII Financial institution information M 1 | 00120 RFF Reference C 2 | 00130 CTA Contact information C 1 | 00140 COM Communication contact C 5----------------+ 00150 ---- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 9----------------+ 00160 NAD Name and address M 1 | 00170 RFF Reference C 1 | 00180 CTA Contact information C 1 | 00190 COM Communication contact C 5----------------+ 00200 ---- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 1----------------+ 00210 AUT Authentication result M 1 | 00220 DTM Date/time/period C 1----------------+ 00230 UNT Message trailer M 1