What does BR-56 mean?

E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-56: The seller tax representative (BG-11)

The seller tax representative (BG-11) needs a VAT identifier (BT-63) in cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID with the VAT tax scheme.

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Original wording of the rule

[BR-56]-Each Seller tax representative party (BG-11) shall have a Seller tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63).

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

How to fix it

Open the XML file and find the element cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID.
Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
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A correct UBL 2.1 snippet

<cac:PartyTaxScheme
    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
  <cbc:CompanyID>SK2120000001</cbc:CompanyID>
</cac:PartyTaxScheme>

The snippet is only the part of the document the rule is about. Put it in the right place inside your invoice; the namespaces are written here only so that the snippet reads on its own.

When it is reported

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

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID

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

Related rules

BR-54 An item attribute (BG-32) needs both a name (BT-160, cbc:Name)
BR-55 A reference to a preceding invoice (BG-3) needs that invoice number
BR-57 The deliver to address (BG-15) is missing the country code (BT-80)
BR-61 With payment means 58 (credit transfer) the payment account identifier
BR-62 The seller electronic address (BT-34) needs a schemeID attribute, for example

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