CESOP - EU cross-border payments reporting

Filing specifications

The filing specifications and procedures of Central Electronic System of Payment Information (CESOP) reports may vary in each member state.

Revenue accepts the following formats:

• Validation Module version 1.4
• XSD version 4.61
• and
• XML Version 4.02

Revenue will implement CESOP release version 1.5 from 7 October 2024. From this date, Revenue will only accept files that are compatible and comply with the following:

• Validation Module 1.5
• XSD version 4.80
• and
• XML Version 4.02

Note

Revenue will accept no previous versions from 7 October 2024.

This folder contains the following documents to assist you in updating your current validation process:

• CESOP validation Module v1.5.0 User Manual v3.03
• an executable Jar File v1.5.0
• and
• other supporting documents.

The Validation Module is created and supported by the EU Commission. Revenue has not and will not make any changes to this module.

Future releases

Revenue is awaiting the release dates for CESOP version 1.6 by the EU Commission. Once Revenue has received the release dates, we will publish our national schedule for implementation.

CESOP release version 1.6 will include XML, XSD and Validation module changes. Revenue will provide sufficient lead time for Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to implement the required changes to their internal CESOP filing solution.

PSPs who have a reporting obligation in other Member States should confirm the specifications accepted in each Member State.

The European Commission has a dedicated webpage which outlines the key documents for CESOP reporting and filing. The schema which should be used in the XML files is the latest version provided by the EU Commission. All PSPs with a reporting obligation for CESOP in Ireland should monitor this page and the Commission webpage for updates.