Changes to Misc Billing rules

Changes to Misc Billing rules

RAM Chapter A13

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Who is familiar with the RAM?

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Chapter A13

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A13 does matter Billings for settlement through the ICH are governed by

RAM rules This also applies to Associate Members

Billing currency rules (Para 3) Rejection and correspondence rules (Para 4) No formatting is prescribed - all invoicing is assumed to

be paper

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The new A13 matters even more Specifies no paper documents

NOTE: This includes baggage claims; the paper stays in operations Defines how invoices must be split

by Charge Category and country of service delivery/currency Sets a time limit on original billings Describes Settlement Method Indicators

E.g. I (ICH), B (bilateral), R (reversal after protest), etc. Sets minimum values for both billings and rejections Provides a 90 day transition period for sending paper invoice

copies/supporting docs to the billed airline Use of incorrect exchange rates makes invoice invalid

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The new A13 matters even more Defines how rejects must be entered

Using the same Charge Category/Charge Code as the original billing

Sets a finite time limit to entry of rejections Attachment A summarises the Charge Categories and

their associated Charge Codes Attachment B describes the mandatory fields required on

all invoices

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The new A13 matters even more Attachment C describes the types of data and data

options Explains the differences between Mandatory and Recommended

fields Shows how substitution codes can be used for missing data on a

temporary basis

Attachment C also provides instructions for handling of taxes and VAT, including EU reverse charge rules NOTE: determining applicable taxes remains the responsibility of

the billing company

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Attachment D Detailed breakdown of services to be entered in each

Charge Category and Charge Code Listing of Mandatory and Recommended data elements

for each business type

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Example 4.1 Line Maintenance

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Example 4.1 Line Maintenance

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Example 4.1 Line Maintenance

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Example 6.4 Catering

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Example 6.4 Catering

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Example 6.4 Catering

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Generic fields

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Other RAM rules can also apply A10 Rejections and Time Limits

If you receive a billing or reject through SIS, you have to reply through SIS

You cannot drop back to paper and ICH Web A9 Invoices and Credit Notes

After 90 days, a SIS user does not have to send paper supports If you want to see the details, you need to download them from SIS NOTE: There are no charges for downloading data

If you can’t convert and need original paper, you can ask for it from the billing airline

Problem – you have to pay for shipment, and an admin fee

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State of change… This is the biggest change to hit the interline world since

the ICH started The airlines working on it have covered almost

everything Further refinements can be expected, particularly in A13 If you have queries on the application of A13, contact

[email protected] If you have problems with the allocation of transactions

to Charge Codes, contact [email protected]

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Thank you.

Email:[email protected]

SIS Website:www. t .oria a g.s si