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Fatal

BR-FR-08_BT-23: Use an allowed French billing mode

In short

Fatal: fails the selected checks.

BR-FR-08_BT-23 means your business process type (BT-23), called the invoicing framework or billing mode in these French rules, is missing or fails the permitted-value check. Correct cbc:ProfileID in UBL, or the business process ram:ID in CII, to identify your actual billing mode using one of these codes: B1, S1, M1, B2, S2, M2, S3, B4, S4, M4, S5, S6, B7, S7, B8, S8, M8, B9, S9 or M9.

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What it means

For a UBL Invoice or CreditNote, cbc:ProfileID must exist and pass custom:is-valid-billing-mode. The listed billing-mode codes are B1, S1, M1, B2, S2, M2, S3, B4, S4, M4, S5, S6, B7, S7, B8, S8, M8, B9, S9 and M9. The CII variant identifies ram:ID as the field to check. A missing or invalid value fails.

Why it matters

BT-23 identifies the billing mode that applies to your invoice under the French rules.

How to fix it

Check the business process type (BT-23) in your invoice export. Correct cbc:ProfileID in UBL or the business process ram:ID in CII using the permitted billing mode that applies to your transaction. If you are unsure which mode applies, confirm it with whoever manages your invoicing setup rather than choosing a code just to remove the error. Generate the file again and recheck it.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Check an e-invoice

The rule as published

La valeur du cadre de facturation (ram:ID) est absente ou n’est pas autorisée. Valeurs acceptées : B1, S1, M1, B2, S2, M2, S3, B4, S4, M4, S5, S6, B7, S7, B8, S8, M8, B9, S9, M9. Valeur actuelle : " … ". Veuillez utiliser une valeur conforme à la liste des modes de facturation autorisés.

Where France CTC (CII) run it, the rule reads:

La valeur du mode de facturation (ram:ID) est absente ou n’est pas autorisée. Valeurs acceptées : B1, S1, M1, B2, S2, M2, S3, B4, S4, M4, S5, S6, B7, S7, B8, S8, M8, B9, S9, M9. Valeur actuelle : " … ". Veuillez utiliser une valeur conforme à la liste des modes de facturation autorisés.

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (CII) 1.4.0-04
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-FR-08_BT-23 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026