SEPA
FOCR
Return following cancellation request
Category: Response R-type: Return
SCT
Applies
SCT Inst
Applies
SDD Core
N/A
SDD B2B
N/A
Retryable
N/A — confirms successful recovery
Generated by
Beneficiary bank — a positive response to a Recall or RFRO.
ISO 20022 definition
Return following a cancellation request.
Typical cause
The beneficiary bank agrees to the Recall or RFRO and returns the funds via pacs.004.
What to do about it
No operator action required beyond reconciling the returned funds against the original recall/RFRO case — this is the confirmation that recovery succeeded.
Rulebook note
The only valid reason code for a positive response to either a Recall or an RFRO — there is no separate positive-response code per procedure.
Confidence: high.
Sourced from PaymentBrief's SEPA R-transaction reference article, cross-verified against ISO 20022 external code sets and EPC guidance documents. Reason-code applicability and timing windows vary by rulebook version and bank handling — verify against your bank or PSP before acting.
Full reference
SEPA Return and Reject Codes: The R-Transaction Reference