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E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-08: The seller postal address is missing

The seller postal address (BG-5, element cac:PostalAddress) is missing.

Original wording of the rule

[BR-08]-An Invoice shall contain the Seller postal address.

Source of the quotation: EN 16931 schematron (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, licence EUPL 1.2)

How to fix it

  1. Open the XML file of the e-invoice in a text editor.
  2. Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
  3. Save the file and check it again with our checker. It runs in your browser, the file is never uploaded.

When it is reported

Profile: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, XRechnung 3.x

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cac:PostalAddress

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