Updated versions of the NPC Rulebooks has been published

Updated versions of the NPC Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook and the NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook has just now been published, taking immediate effect. The updated versions only include minor changes and will have no business impact or impact on operational rules.

The updates have partly been done to align to the EPC SCT & SCT Inst Rulebooks 2019 v. 1.1 and 1.2 & 2021 v1.0 and to the EPC Addenda & Errata 2019 v.1.0 for SCT and SCT Inst Implementation Guidelines. The updated versions has been approved by the NPC Scheme Management Committee.

The new rulebooks are found here:

• NPC Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook
• NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook

In connection to the updates of the rulebooks, the following Implementation Guidelines have been updated, including related Clarification papers:

• NPC002-01 NCT Interbank IG 2020
• NPC003-01 NCT C2B IG 2020
• NPC012-01 NCT Inst Interbank IG 2021
• NPC013-01 NCT Inst C2B IG 2021
• NPC004-01 Recommendation of customer reporting NCT and NCT Inst 2020
• Clarification paper NPC Credit Transfer and NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebooks
• Clarification paper Guidance on the usage of Extended Remittance Information (ERI)
• Guidance On Reason Codes for NCT Inst R-transaction
• Guidance On Reason Codes for NCT R-transaction