Counterfoil rule note

BR-CO-20

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

If Invoice line period (BG-26) is used, the Invoice line period start date (BT-134) or the Invoice line period end date (BT-135) shall be filled, or both.

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-CO-20/

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

If an invoice line period (BG-26) is used, the invoice line period start date (BT-134) or the invoice line period end date (BT-135) must be filled, or both. The statement ends with a period. The context is the invoice line period or the credit note line period, with spaces around the bar. The published test is exists on the start date or exists on the end date. It has no description-code branch and it does not compare the two dates.

What to change

When an invoice line period is present, send the start date (BT-134), the end date (BT-135), or both.

Illustration

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

Fails the stated condition. An invoice line period has neither a start date nor an end date.

Passes the stated condition. An invoice line period has an end date and no start date.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod | cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:InvoicePeriod
exists(cbc:StartDate) or exists(cbc:EndDate)

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