INP Parties and instruction

To specify parties to an instruction, the instruction, or both.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Parties to instruction
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Enacting party identifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
35
-
To identify the party enacting an instruction.
020
Instruction receiving party identifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Code specifying the party to receive an instruction.
020
Instruction
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Instruction type code qualifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Code qualifying the type of instruction.
020
Instruction description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying an instruction.
030
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code identifying a user or association maintained code list.
1 The codes for this data element are provided by the code list responsible agency defined in data element 3055.
040
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
050
Instruction description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Free form description of an instruction.
030
Status of instruction
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Status description code
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Code specifying a status.
1 For transport status, use UN/ECE Recommendation 24.
020
Party name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Name of a party.
040
Action request/notification description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
1
Code specifying the action to be taken or already taken.

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