Counterfoil rule note

BR-08

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 Seller postal address.

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-08/

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 seller postal address. The official message does not name BG-5. The published test checks that the seller postal address exists. The context is the invoice or the credit note.

What to change

Add the seller postal address under the seller party.

Illustration

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

Fails the stated condition. The seller party has no postal address.

Passes the stated condition. The seller party has a postal address element.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

exists(cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress)

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