E-invoice / Rules / BR-CL-06

E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-CL-06: Use a code from the UNTDID 2005 limited

Use a code from the UNTDID 2005 limited to 3, 35 and 432 code list.

Original wording of the rule

[BR-CL-06]-Value added tax point date code MUST be coded using a restriction of UNTDID 2005.

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

How to fix it

1. Open the XML file and find the element cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:DescriptionCode.
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.

A correct UBL 2.1 snippet

<cac:InvoicePeriod
    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
  <cbc:DescriptionCode>3</cbc:DescriptionCode>
</cac:InvoicePeriod>

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

Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:DescriptionCode

Related rules

• BR-CL-04 Use a code from the ISO 4217 alpha
• BR-CL-05 Use a code from the ISO 4217 alpha
• BR-CL-07 Use a code from the UNTDID 1153 code list
• BR-CL-08 Use a code from the UNTDID 4451 code list
• BR-CL-10 Use a code from the ISO 6523 ICD code list

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