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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 11 November 2026

Credit transfers received: the absolute value of number of credit transfers cannot be less than the absolute value of instant credit transfers (S 01.02, EBA rule v89177_h)

A warning in the sEPA instant payments return (SEPA IPR), on template S 01.02, s 01.02 - number and value of credit transfers and instant credit transfers (euro).

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

For credit transfers received: the absolute value of number of credit transfers cannot be less than the absolute value of instant credit transfers.

All the values are in the total row (0010) of S 01.02.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

the absolute value of Total, Number of credit transfers >= the absolute value of Total, of which: instant credit transfers

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark S 01.02 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

S 01.02 - number and value of credit transfers and instant credit transfers (euro) (S 01.02)

Row

  • 0010Total

Columns

  • 0050Number of credit transfers
  • 0060of which: instant credit transfers
Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

abs({S_01.02,r0010,c0050,}) >= abs({S_01.02,r0010,c0060,})

Every SEPA IPR rule, by template

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