v8851_m - Legal name of the provider required when the row contains any other data (B_05.01)

Official expression (EBA, verbatim)

with {tB_05.01, default: null, interval: false}: if ( not ( isnull ({c0030}) ) ) or not (( isnull ({c0040}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0020}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0060}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0070}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0080}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0090}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0100}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0110}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0120}) )) then ( ( not ( isnull ({c0050}) ) )) endif

Precondition (verbatim): {v_B_05.01} - the rule is evaluated only when template B_05.01 is part of the filing (its filing indicator is true).

Description in the EBA artifact: empty (NULL).

What this rule checks

Template B_05.01 (ICT third-party service providers) has one row per ICT third-party service provider. The row key is c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider).

The rule looks at each row: if at least one of the data columns c0020-c0040 and c0060-c0120 is filled - Type of code (c0020), Additional identification code (c0030), Type of additional code (c0040), Name in Latin alphabet (c0060), Type of person (c0070), Country of headquarters (c0080), Currency (c0090), Total annual expense (c0100), Ultimate parent id code (c0110), Type of code of ultimate parent (c0120) - then c0050 (Legal name of the ICT third-party service provider) must be filled as well. A row that contains only the key c0010 does not trigger the rule.

c0050 is a free-text column. This rule checks only that it is filled; it does not compare the name with any register.

This is a warning-level check (layer W2, severity: warning). It does not technically block or reject a filing at the ESAs - a technical rejection can only be caused by the structural file checks (STRUCT layer). A violation shows up as a warning in the validation feedback. The rule is active on the current EBA validation rules list (status as of 2026-06-23).

Most common causes

• The provider row was filled in starting from the code type or the country and the legal-name cell was left empty.
• The identification code was entered in c0010, other columns were filled in later and the name was never added.
• A column shift in a CSV or Excel export left c0050 empty and moved values into neighbouring columns.

How to fix it, step by step

1. Open template B_05.01 and find the flagged row. The finding gives the row number and the key value: c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider).
2. Enter the provider's legal name in column c0050 (Legal name of the ICT third-party service provider).
3. If the whole row is there by mistake, delete the entire row instead. A row with only the key (c0010) does not trigger this rule.
4. Run the validation again and confirm the v8851_m warning for that row is gone.

Example: fails vs passes

Fails - the type of code is filled, the legal name is empty; the finding points at column c0050 of this row:

c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider)	c0020 (Type of code to identify the ICT third-party service provider)	c0050 (Legal name of the ICT third-party service provider)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_qCO:qx2000	(empty)

Passes - the legal name is filled:

c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider)	c0020 (Type of code to identify the ICT third-party service provider)	c0050 (Legal name of the ICT third-party service provider)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_qCO:qx2000	Cloudex SARL

Also passes (edge case) - a key-only row: only c0010 is filled, none of the data columns has a value, so the condition never activates. With several rows, only the incomplete row is flagged - the finding carries its row number and key value.

Related rules

• v8850_m, v8852_m, v8853_m, v8854_m, v8855_m - the same row-completeness family on B_05.01: each rule requires a different column of the same provider row (c0020 Type of code, c0060 Name in Latin alphabet, c0070 Type of person, c0080 Country of headquarters, c0110 Ultimate parent id code).
• e23674_e - existence rule on B_05.01: six core provider columns, including c0050, must be filled in every row (inactive on the current EBA list).