Counterfoil rule note

BR-55

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

Each Preceding Invoice reference (BG-3) shall contain a Preceding Invoice reference (BT-25).

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-55/

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

Each Preceding Invoice reference (BG-3) must contain a Preceding Invoice reference (BT-25). The message says "shall contain" and starts with "Each". It ends with a period. The same words name the group and the term. The context is a billing reference. The published test checks that an invoice document reference id exists. It does not check that the id is non-blank.

What to change

On each preceding invoice reference, send a preceding invoice reference (BT-25) as the invoice document reference id.

Illustration

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

Fails the stated condition. A billing reference has no invoice document reference id.

Passes the stated condition. That billing reference has an invoice document reference id.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

cac:BillingReference

exists(cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:ID)

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