Counterfoil rule note

UBL-CR-033

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

warning

Last verified

2026-10-18

Official statement

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference DocumenDescription

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/UBL-CR-033/

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

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

Plain-language reading

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference DocumenDescription. The statement says "should not include the BillingReference DocumenDescription", not "shall", and it has no period. The two names are separated by a space. The statement spells DocumenDescription. The statement does not name InvoiceDocumentReference. The flag is warning. The context is the same string as BR-CO-18. The published test is not(cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:DocumentDescription). The test spells DocumentDescription. The path uses a slash. It does not call exists.

What to change

Leave BillingReference DocumenDescription out of the UBL invoice.

Illustration

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

Fails the stated condition. The invoice includes BillingReference DocumenDescription.

Passes the stated condition. The invoice does not include BillingReference DocumenDescription.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

not(cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:DocumentDescription)

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