Counterfoil rule note

UBL-CR-054

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 DespatchDocumentReference VersionID

Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/UBL-CR-054/

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

What to change

Leave DespatchDocumentReference VersionID 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 DespatchDocumentReference VersionID.

Passes the stated condition. The invoice does not include DespatchDocumentReference VersionID.

Published context and test

Copied from the source. Not reimplemented on this page.

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

not(cac:DespatchDocumentReference/cbc:VersionID)

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