0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
   1. Functional definition
   2. Field of application
   3. Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
   1. Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
   1. Segment clarification
      1. Header section
      2. Detail section
      3. Summary section
   2. Segment index (alphabetical sequence)
   3. Message structure
      1. Segment table

This specification provides the definition of the Contributions for payment (COPAYM) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

A message from an enterprise to provide information that this enterprise has to declare for the payment of its social contributions to the responsible authority. This message may be used to declare contributions based on the salary amounts paid by the enterprise to its employees during a given period (the reference period of the declaration). It is also possible to declare contributions due only from the employer.

The Contributions for payment may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

This message allows an enterprise to declare its social contributions regarding all its employees or only a group of them. As a consequence, just one message only is sufficient to transmit the detailed declaration of several entities within an enterprise. Information declared by the enterprise may be associated with an administrative procedure identified by the document or message name. This message may be sent either directly by the enterprise or by a third party representing the enterprise.

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

Information to be provided in the Header section:

0010 UNH, Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Contributions for payment is COPAYM.

Note: Contributions for payments conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

A segment to identify the function of the message and to transmit its identification number.

0030 X GIS, General indicator

A segment to specify a general processing indicator related to the whole declaration. The intended use of this segment is amongst others to: - indicate if the message contains declarations for one or several entities.

0040 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying periods or dates related to the whole message. One of the intended uses of this segment is to provide the default period of reference for the declaration.

0050 QTY, Quantity

A segment to provide quantities at the message level. One of the intended uses is to specify the number of salaries covered by the declaration.

0060 RFF, Reference

A segment providing additional references related to the whole message. The intended use of this segment is amongst others to: - provide application reference numbers, - provide identification numbers related to the profile of the enterprise.

0070 CUX, Currencies

A segment specifying the default currency used to express the monetary amounts contained in the whole message.

0080 Segment Group 1: PNA-ADR-CTA-COM-RFF-ATT

A group of segments to identify the parties involved in the transmission of the message or in the submission of the declaration.

0090 PNA, Party identification

A segment identifying the name of the party.

0100 ADR, Address

A segment giving an address of the party.

0110 CTA, Contact information

A segment giving contact information related to the party and to whom communication should be directed.

0120 COM, Communication contact

A segment identifying communication contact numbers for the described party.

0130 RFF, Reference

A segment giving additional references related to the described party.

0140 ATT, Attribute

A segment specifying attributes for the described party.

Information to be provided in the Detail section:

0150 UNS, Section control

A service segment placed at the beginning of the detail section to avoid segment collision.

0160 Segment Group 2: PNA-ADR-CTA-COM-DTM-MOA-QTY-RFF-ATT-SG3-SG4

A group of segments to specify information about the contributions declared for the whole enterprise. The identification number can refer to the official identification number of the company or a part of the concerned company for identification purpose.

0170 PNA, Party identification

A segment specifying the identity of the declared party, such as a company or company's branch.

0180 ADR, Address

A segment to provide addresses related to the described party.

0190 CTA, Contact information

A segment giving contact information to whom communication should be directed.

0200 COM, Communication contact

A segment identifying the communication number to whom the communication should be directed.

0210 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying periods or dates when different from the default period or dates defined at the message level for the whole declaration.

0220 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment providing amounts related to the party. The intended use of this segment is amongst others to: - provide the contribution total amount, - provide the total amount of contributions related to locations (detailed in the segment group dedicated to the geographical location) applying to the party.

0230 QTY, Quantity

A segment providing quantities related to the party. One of the intended uses is to specify the number of salaries.

0240 RFF, Reference

A segment providing additional identification references related to the party.

0250 ATT, Attribute

A segment specifying attributes related to the party.

0260 Segment Group 3: COT-DLI-DTM-PCD-MOA-QTY-RFF-ATT

A group of segments to specify the contribution's amount calculation details related to the party.

0270 COT, Contribution details

A segment identifying and describing the contribution.

0280 DLI, Document line identification

A segment identifying the line within the declaration.

0290 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying a period or a date related to the contribution. This segment can provide a period of reference available only at this level which is different from the period indicated at the message level. This is the case when one of the calculation's component may change within the declaration period.

0300 PCD, Percentage details

A segment specifying the contribution percentage.

0310 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment providing contribution related amounts. The intended use of this segment is amongst others to: - provide calculation basis amounts such as the salary amount, - provide the contribution sub-total.

0320 QTY, Quantity

A segment providing contribution related quantities. The intended use of this segment is amongst others to: - provide a series of number of salaries according to different criteria or categories.

0330 RFF, Reference

A segment specifying contribution related references.

0340 ATT, Attribute

A segment specifying contribution related attributes.

0350 Segment Group 4: LOC-SG5

A group of segments providing contribution calculation details according to geographical locations.

0360 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment identifying the location to which the contribution applies.

0370 Segment Group 5: PCD-MOA

A group of segments to specify the percentage and the amount used as a basis for the calculation of the contribution related to the reference location.

0380 PCD, Percentage details

A segment providing the contribution percentage for the given location.

0390 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment providing the amounts used as a basis for the calculation of the contribution.

Information to be provided in the Summary section:

0400 UNS, Section control

A service segment placed at the beginning of the summary section to avoid segment collision.

0410 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment providing total amounts related to the whole message. The intended use of this segment is when the message is dealing with several entities, to provide the total amounts.

0420 CNT, Control total

A segment providing a control total.

0430 Segment Group 6: PAI-FII-MOA-RFF-DTM

A group of segments providing payment details.

0440 PAI, Payment instructions

A segment to specify methods of payment of the contribution.

0450 FII, Financial institution information

A segment to identify the financial institution and the account from which the amount will be paid.

0460 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment specifying the amounts which will be paid using the specified payment means.

0470 RFF, Reference

A segment specifying payment related reference numbers.

0480 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying payment related dates.

0490 Segment Group 7: AUT-DTM-RFF

A group of segments to provide information about authentication.

0500 AUT, Authentication result

A segment providing authentication details.

0510 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to provide the date and if necessary, the time of the authentication.

0520 RFF, Reference

A segment to indicate any references related to the authentication process.

0530 UNT, Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

	ADR	Address
	ATT	Attribute
	AUT	Authentication result
	BGM	Beginning of message
	CNT	Control total
	COM	Communication contact
	COT	Contribution details
	CTA	Contact information
	CUX	Currencies
	DLI	Document line identification
	DTM	Date/time/period
	FII	Financial institution information
	GIS	General indicator
	LOC	Place/location identification
	MOA	Monetary amount
	PAI	Payment instructions
	PCD	Percentage details
	PNA	Party identification
	QTY	Quantity
	RFF	Reference
	UNH	Message header
	UNS	Section control
	UNT	Message trailer

Change indicators
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asterisk		Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign		Changes to names.
vertical bar		Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign		A deletion.
letter X		Marked for deletion.