EN16931 / XRechnung / Peppol BIS 3 Validator

BR-B-02: An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance…

fatal CII UBL

What this error means and how to fix it

An EN 16931 core rule: a mandatory business term is missing, or a basic condition between business terms is not met. Add or correct the element named in the rule text at the location the validation result shows. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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Rule text

[BR-B-02]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95, BT-118 or BT-102) is “Split payment" shall not contain an invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95, BT-118 or BT-102) is “Standard rated”.
[BR-B-02]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Split payment" shall not contain an invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Standard rated”.
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-UBLfatal/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote((cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='B' or cac:AllowanceCharge/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='B' or //cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:ID = 'B') and (not(cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='S' or cac:AllowanceCharge/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='S' or //cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:ID = 'S'))) or (not(cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='B' or cac:AllowanceCharge/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID ='B' or //cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:ID = 'B'))
EN16931-CIIfatal/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice(//ram:CategoryCode ='B' and (not(//ram:CategoryCode ='S'))) or (not(//ram:CategoryCode ='B'))

Business terms referenced

BG-25, BG-20, BG-21, BT-151, BT-95, BT-118, BT-102

Related rules

BR-16, BR-AE-01, BR-AE-02, BR-E-01, BR-E-02, BR-G-01, BR-G-02, BR-IC-01, BR-IC-02, BR-IG-01, BR-IG-02, BR-IP-01

Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UN/CEFACT CII syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).

Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UBL syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).

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