The European Cards Stakeholders Group (ECSG), the industry association in charge of cards standardisation in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), is today releasing version 8.5 of the Book 3 – Data Elements of the SEPA Cards Standardisation Volume (the Volume) for a two-month public consultation. The Volume is considered a key document for the cards industry, with a goal of achieving cards standardisation, interoperability, and security in Europe. The Volume version 9.0 has been released in January 2020. However, it was deemed necessary Book 3 to undergo a separate consultation, due to an important update to the Acquirer-to-Issuer Card Messages (ATICA) Standard that was not available in the version 9 cycle.

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The two-month public consultation for the Book 3 – Data Elements is part of a regular planned cycle which ensures that the Volume’s Books are kept up-to-date with developments in card technology and regulation. Following the same methodology as the Volume version 8.5 consultation, Book 3 is being published for consultation on this webpage, including a version with tracked changes.

However, comments are expected on the ‘clean’ published versions.

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To ensure that the proposed documents truly reflect market needs, all stakeholders are invited to supply feedback on this consultation by mail to secretariat@e-csg.eu by 30 June 2020.

More information on the consultation process can be found within the 'consultation feedback form'.

All Book 3 v8.5 documents can be downloaded through the form below, as a single file or as a set ('zip' file). Note that only comments on the line-numbered version set will be accepted.

- THE CONSULTATION PERIOD HAS NOW CLOSED. -

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