Counterfoil rule note

BR-16

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 have at least one Invoice line (BG-25)

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-16/

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 have at least one invoice line (BG-25). The official message has no trailing period. The published test checks that an invoice line or a credit note line exists. The context is the invoice or the credit note.

What to change

Add at least one invoice line (BG-25), or one credit note line.

Illustration

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

Fails the stated condition. The document has no invoice line and no credit note line.

Passes the stated condition. The document has an invoice line, or it has a credit note line.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

exists(cac:InvoiceLine) or exists(cac:CreditNoteLine)

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