Error codes ยท ESA additional data-quality checks (2026)
E009: Code contains '#', typically 'VAT#12345' or 'US EIN# 88-1062052'.
content-review-resubmission
Official text
Invalid value reported for the identification code of the third-party service provider. Please make sure to report only the code, not including type of the code or special characters.
How it appears in feedback
Invalid value reported for the identification code of the third-party service provider. Please make sure to report only the code, not including type of the code or special characters.
What triggers it
Code contains '#', typically 'VAT#12345' or 'US EIN# 88-1062052'.
Templates: B_05.01. Columns: c0010
How to fix it
Strip type prefixes and separators.
Introduced for the 2026 cycle under Art. 7(3) of ESA Decision 2024/22; executed by the EBA from the first week of April 2026 on B_05.01 and B_01.02; returned to NCAs as an error report (table, row ID, column, reported value, error code, message); NCAs asked for resubmission by 30 April 2026. Groups (FI): name field (3 checks), identification code (7), additional identifier (6), ultimate parent (5), country of HQ (1), total assets (1).
Sources
- Commissariat aux Assurances (LU), Note d'information 26/3, 15 Apr 2026, Annex: ESA additional validation checks E001-E023 (read 2026-10-31)
- MFSA Circular, Register of Information Additional Data Quality Checks | Year 2026, 5 Mar 2026 (Annex I examples) (read 2026-10-31)
- Finansinspektionen (SE), DORA Additional Data Quality Feedback, 8 Apr 2026 (PDF, Swedish/English) (read 2026-10-31)
- Central Bank of Ireland, Guide to Submitting DORA Registers of Information on the Central Bank of Ireland Portal (PDF dated 23 Feb 2026, 93 pp.) (read 2026-10-31)
- DNB, Rapportageverplichting DORA informatieregister en automatische terugkoppeling datakwaliteitscontroles (11 Mar 2026) (read 2026-10-31)