v8854_m - Country of the provider's headquarters 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 ({c0050}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0060}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0070}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0020}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0090}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0100}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0110}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0120}) )) then ( ( not ( isnull ({c0080}) ) )) 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-c0070 and c0090-c0120 is filled - Type of code (c0020), Additional identification code (c0030), Type of additional code (c0040), Legal name (c0050), Name in Latin alphabet (c0060), Type of person (c0070), Currency (c0090), Total annual expense (c0100), Ultimate parent id code (c0110), Type of code of ultimate parent (c0120) - then c0080 (Country of the ICT third-party service provider’s headquarters) must be filled as well. A row that contains only the key c0010 does not trigger the rule.

c0080 takes one code from the B0501 LISTCOUNTRY dictionary (251 country codes, for example eba_GA:AL for Albania). This rule checks only that the cell is filled; whether the value is a valid dictionary code is a separate, format-level check.

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 names or the type of person and the country cell was left empty.
• The country was noted outside the register and never picked as a dictionary code in c0080.
• A column shift in a CSV or Excel export left c0080 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. Pick the country of the provider's headquarters from the LISTCOUNTRY dictionary and enter its code in column c0080, for example eba_GA:AL for Albania.
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 v8854_m warning for that row is gone.

Example: fails vs passes

Fails - the type of person is filled, the country of headquarters is empty; the finding points at column c0080 of this row:

c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider)	c0070 (Type of person of the ICT third-party service provider)	c0080 (Country of the ICT third-party service provider’s headquarters)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_CT:x212	(empty)

Passes - the country of headquarters is filled:

c0010 (Identification code of ICT third-party service provider)	c0070 (Type of person of the ICT third-party service provider)	c0080 (Country of the ICT third-party service provider’s headquarters)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_CT:x212	eba_GA:AL

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, v8851_m, v8852_m, v8853_m, v8855_m - the same row-completeness family on B_05.01: c0020 Type of code, c0050 Legal name, c0060 Name in Latin alphabet, c0070 Type of person, c0110 Ultimate parent id code.
• e23674_e - existence rule on B_05.01: six core provider columns, including c0080, must be filled in every row (inactive on the current EBA list).