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25 May 2025

LEI Status Requirements

TRAction

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TRAction provides financial and regulatory technology services across Europe, Asia Pacific and Canada. We support financial firms, brokers, investment managers, banks and electricity suppliers in complying with their reporting obligations, and process millions of reportable transactions each day. TRAction acts as an intermediary between regulated financial firms and licensed Trade Repositories (TR) and/or Approved Reporting Mechanisms (ARM).
The regimes differ in terms of specific validation rules and action types, even though field names may be similar in some cases.
New Zealand Corporate/Commercial Law

There are certain fields within the reporting regimes of EMIR, MiFIR, SFTR, ASIC, MAS and Canada, which require populating with an LEI for more information on ISO 17442 see GLEIF's website.

All LEIs for these reporting regimes must be valid and included in the GLEIF database.

As a general overview:

  • for new transactions, LEIs for the reporting counterparty (Counterparty 1) cannot be lapsed, and must have a status as per GLEIF as:
    • "Issued",
    • "Pending transfer" or
    • "Pending archival";
  • for the other counterparty within a trade, their LEI is able to be "Lapsed" with GLEIF; and
  • the Initial Registration Date of an LEI must be equal to or after the trade date.

For each regime we summary the primary fields which require LEIs to be populated, along with whether the LEI can be lapsed or not. The regimes differ in terms of specific validation rules and action types, even though field names may be similar in some cases.

GLEIF LEI statuses and what they mean?

The below are the most commonly used LEI statuses as set out by GLEIF along with their meanings:

  • Lapsed – The LEI is overdue for annual renewal
  • Pending transfer – A transfer has been requested for a transfer to a new managing LOU (i.e. a new LEI issuer).
  • Pending archival – In the process of a transfer to a new managing LOU.
  • Issued – an LEI that has been validated and issued.

Other LEI statuses that are used on GLEIF:

  • Annulled – Marked as an error after the LEI has been issued.
  • Duplicate – There is a duplicate LEI registration.
  • Retired – Operation has ceased other than due to 'Merged' below.
  • Merged – Due to a merger, no longer operating as a legal entity.

For more information on LEIs, see our articles here and here and here.

Regimes and LEI fields for population and validation

EU EMIR

Field Action Type Validation Additional Information
Report submitting entity ID NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
REVI – Revive
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending Transfer" or "Pending Archival" only.
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status
Entity responsible for reporting NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending Transfer" or "Pending Archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "TERM", "REVI" or "EROR".
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 1 (Reporting Counterparty) NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "TERM", "REVI" or "EROR".
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 2 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "TERM", "REVI" or "EROR".
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Broker ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database.
Clearing Member Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database.
Central counterparty Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database.
PTRR service provider Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database.
PTRR service provider Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
If NPID (Natural person identifier) is used, then the first 20 characters must be a valid LEI as per GLEIF.
Reference entity (for Credit Derivatives) Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database, if used instead of the country code.

UK EMIR

Field Action Type Validation Additional Information
Report submitting entity ID NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
REVI – Revive
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival" only.
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Entity responsible for reporting NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending Transfer" or "Pending Archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "TERM", "REVI" or "EROR".
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 1 (Reporting Counterparty) NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "TERM", "REVI" or "EROR".
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 2 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival" only.
TERM – Termination
REVI – Revive
EROR – Error
LEI can be any status.
Execution Agent NEWT- New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival" only. LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for Action Type "REVI".
REVI – Revive LEI can be any status.

MiFIR

Field Validation Additional Information
Executing Entity ID The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit.
Submitting Entity ID The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending Transfer" or "Pending Archival".
Buyer/Seller IDs The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival".
Buyer/Seller Decision Maker IDs The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival".
Buyer Transmitter ID The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival".
Seller Transmitter ID The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival".

SFTR

Field Action Type Validation Additional Information
Report submitting entity NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
VALU – Valuation
COLU – Collateral update
ETRM – Early Termination
CORR – Correction
POSC – Position component
REUU – Collateral reuse update
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for action type "EROR".
EROR – Error LEI can be any status.
Reporting counterparty NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
VALU – Valuation
COLU – Collateral update
CORR – Correction
POSC – Position component
MARU – Margin update
REUU – Collateral reuse update
The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for action type "EROR" or "ETRM".
ETRM – Early Termination LEI can also be "Lapsed" or "Retired".
EROR – Error LEI can be any status.
Entity responsible for the report NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
VALU – Valuation
COLU – Collateral update
CORR – Correction
POSC – Position component
EROR – Error
The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for action type "EROR" or "ETRM".
ETRM – Early Termination LEI can also be "Lapsed" or "Retired".
EROR – Error LEI can be any status.
Other Counterparty NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correction
COLU – Collateral update
VALU – Valuation
POSC – Position component
The status of the LEI must be "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
ETRM – Early Termination LEI can also be "Retired".
EROR – Error LEI can be any status.

ASIC

Field Action Type Validation Additional Information
Reporting Counterparty NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival". LEI is able to be lapsed in instances where there is no 'current LEI' (i.e. LEI has been [retired]).
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO -Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 1 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival". LEI is able to be lapsed in instances where there is no 'current LEI' (i.e. LEI has been [retired].
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 2 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Beneficiary 1 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
REVI – Revive LEI can be any status.
Broker NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
REVI – Revive
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
Execution Agent of Counterparty 1 NEWT – New
MARU – Margin update MODI – Modify
VALU – Valuation
CORR – Correct
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.

MAS

Field Action Type Validation Additional Information
Counterparty 1 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for action type "REVI", "TERM", "EROR" and "PRTO".
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Counterparty 2 NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Reporting specified person NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival". LEI cannot be lapsed in order to submit, except for action type "REVI", "TERM", "EROR" and "PRTO".
REVI – Revive
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.
Data submitter NEWT – New
MODI – Modify
CORR – Correct
REVI – Revive
VALU – Valuation
MARU – Margin update
The status of the LEI must be: "Issued", "Lapsed", "Pending transfer" or "Pending Archival".
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
LEI can be any status.

Canada

Field Action Type Validation
Clearing Venue – ID Not specified. If populated, LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Trade Party 1 – Clearing Broker ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
If NPID (Natural person identifier) is used, then the first 20 characters must be a valid LEI as per GLEIF.
Original Swap SDR – ID NEWT – New LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Trade Party 1 – ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
If NPID (Natural person identifier) is used, then the first 20 characters must be a valid LEI as per GLEIF.
Trade Party 2 – ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
If NPID (Natural person identifier) is used, then the first 20 characters must be a valid LEI as per GLEIF.
TERM – Termination
EROR – Error
PRTO – Transfer out
Up to 200 characters are accepted to allow clean up or porting out of legacy data.
Submitting Party – ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Trade Party 2 – Execution Agent ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Execution Venue – ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Trade Party 1 – Broker ID Not specified. If populated, LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.
Responsible Data Submitter – ID Not specified. LEI must be a valid LEI
Corporate Action – New Trade Party 1 LEI MODI – modify LEI must be a valid LEI as per the GLEIF database. The LEI does not need to be in 'Active' status.

How can TRAction assist?

TRAction, as a third-party service provider, closely monitors the LEI requirements and ensures our clients are compliant with the latest changes under the new regulations. We assist our clients in obtaining and renewing LEIs and also ensure our clients report their LEIs accurately and consistently.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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