BV: Business rule violation, fatal
What it means
Peppol line status BV in a Message Level Response means the document breaks a business rule and is rejected for it.
The usual cause
A rule at fatal level failed; check the line response for details.
How to fix it
Read the issue description in the line response, correct the invoice and send it again.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a Peppol BIS invoice
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice
The code as published
Read the official document . Source: Peppol BIS Message Level Response 3.0 (BIS 36A), with its code lists, version Peppol BIS 3, 2026-Q2 release, published by OpenPeppol AISBL, read on 8 November 2026.
Klarbon explains each code in its own words; the official wording is in the document linked above.
Look at your file
Check the invoice against the rules this portal applies: Validate a Peppol BIS invoice. Validate a Peppol BIS invoice