v8857_m - Branch name required when the branch country is filled (B_01.03)

Official expression (EBA, verbatim)

with {tB_01.03, default: null, interval: false}: if ( not ( isnull ({c0040}) ) ) then ( ( not ( isnull ({c0030}) ) )) endif

Precondition (verbatim): {v_B_01.03} - the rule is evaluated only when template B_01.03 is part of the filing (its filing indicator is true).

Description in the EBA artifact: empty (NULL).

What this rule checks

Template B_01.03 (List of branches) has one row per branch of a financial entity. The row key has two parts: c0010 (Identification code of the branch) and c0020 (LEI of the financial entity head office of the branch).

The rule looks at each row: if c0040 (Country of the branch) is filled, then c0030 (Name of the branch) must be filled as well.

v8857_m and v8856_m form a coupled pair on the same two columns: together they enforce that c0030 and c0040 are either both empty or both filled. Each rule guards one direction and its finding points at its own column - v8857_m points at c0030. On any single row, exactly one of the pair can fire, never both.

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 country code was entered and the branch name cell (c0030) was left empty.
• The branch name was removed while cleaning up the sheet, but the country stayed.
• A column shift in a CSV or Excel export left c0030 empty.

How to fix it, step by step

1. Open template B_01.03 and find the flagged row. The finding gives the row number and the two-part key: c0010 (Identification code of the branch) and c0020 (LEI of the financial entity head office of the branch).
2. Enter the name of the branch in column c0030.
3. If the country in c0040 is there by mistake, clear both c0030 and c0040 or delete the entire row - a row with both columns empty passes the pair of rules.
4. Run the validation again and confirm the v8857_m warning for that row is gone.

Example: fails vs passes

Fails - the country is filled, the name is empty; the finding points at column c0030 of this row:

c0010 (Identification code of the branch)	c0020 (LEI of the financial entity head office of the branch)	c0030 (Name of the branch)	c0040 (Country of the branch)
BR-001	DUMMYLEI123456789012	(empty)	eba_GA:AL

Passes - both columns are filled:

c0010 (Identification code of the branch)	c0020 (LEI of the financial entity head office of the branch)	c0030 (Name of the branch)	c0040 (Country of the branch)
BR-001	DUMMYLEI123456789012	Oddzial Tirana	eba_GA:AL

Also passes (edge case) - both c0030 and c0040 empty (a key-only row): the condition never activates. The mirror situation - name filled, country empty - is flagged by the twin rule v8856_m, not by this one.

Related rules

• v8856_m - the twin of this rule: the same pair of columns in the opposite direction (a filled name requires the country), finding on c0040.
• v8892_m - LEI format of the B_01.03 row key property c0020 (LEI of the financial entity head office of the branch).
• e23675_e - existence rule on B_01.03 (inactive on the current EBA list).