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E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-20: The tax representative address is missing

The tax representative address is missing the country code (BT-69).

Original wording of the rule

[BR-20]-The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall contain a Tax representative country code (BT-69), if the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).

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.
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When it is reported

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

How we rate it: error

Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PostalAddress

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