Error codes ยท ESA additional data-quality checks (2026)
E018: Valid LEI in c0010/c0030 but c0110 differs from the ultimate parent recorded in GLEIF level-2 data.
content-review-resubmission
Official text
The reported identification code of the third-party service provider's ultimate parent undertaking does not correspond to the ultimate parent for this entity in GLEIF. Please check.
How it appears in feedback
The reported identification code of the third-party service provider's ultimate parent undertaking does not correspond to the ultimate parent for this entity in GLEIF. Please check.
What triggers it
Valid LEI in c0010/c0030 but c0110 differs from the ultimate parent recorded in GLEIF level-2 data. MFSA example: 549300WCLFVEBTBNRF76 vs GLEIF parent INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974.
Templates: B_05.01. Columns: c0110
How to fix it
Use the GLEIF ultimate parent LEI.
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)