EN16931 / XRechnung / Peppol BIS 3 Validator

BR-CO-26: In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller…

fatal CII UBL

What this error means and how to fix it

An EN 16931 calculation or consistency rule: an amount or condition does not match the other values in the invoice — most often the totals chain (line net amounts → total without VAT → VAT → total with VAT → amount due). This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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This error needs information only you have, so it is not repaired automatically. The free check shows every finding in the file with its location; if other errors in the same file are in the automatic set (totals, VAT breakdown, rounding, element order), the result page offers the corrected file for 9 €.

Rule text

[BR-CO-26]-In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller identifier (BT-29), the Seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) and/or the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) shall be present.
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-UBLfatalcac:AccountingSupplierPartyexists(cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:CompanyID) or exists(cac:Party/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID[not(@schemeID = 'SEPA')]) or exists(cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID)
EN16931-CIIfatal//ram:SellerTradeParty(ram:ID) or (ram:GlobalID) or (ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID) or (ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID[@schemeID='VA'])

Business terms referenced

BT-29, BT-30, BT-31

Related rules

IS-R-002, BR-AE-02, BR-AE-03, BR-AE-04, BR-E-02, BR-E-03, BR-E-04, BR-G-02, BR-G-03, BR-G-04, BR-IC-02, BR-IC-03

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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