Counterfoil rule note

BR-07

Quoted from a public specification. This page is not a validator, and it is not tax, legal, or accounting advice.

Country

EU

Syntax

UBL

Severity

fatal

Last verified

2026-10-18

Official statement

An Invoice shall contain the Buyer name (BT-44).

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-07/

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, May 2026 release, EN 16931 model bound to UBL

Severity note: fatal, from the Flag column of the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 UBL rules index retrieved 2026-10-18.

Plain-language reading

An invoice must contain the buyer name (BT-44). The message says "shall contain the Buyer name". The published test checks that the buyer party legal entity registration name is not blank.

What to change

Fill the buyer party legal entity registration name (BT-44).

Illustration

Illustration of the condition in the official statement. Not an example published by the source.

Fails the stated condition. The buyer party legal entity registration name is missing or blank.

Passes the stated condition. That registration name contains a non-empty buyer name.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

normalize-space(cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName) != ''

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