What it means
When the buyer's electronic address uses scheme 0225, it may contain only letters A to Z and a to z, digits, plus sign, hyphen, underscore and full stop. Spaces, slashes and @ are not permitted. In UBL invoices and credit notes, this rule targets cbc:EndpointID under cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party with schemeID 0225. The rule is also listed for CII.
Why it matters
Scheme 0225 uses an identifier with a restricted character set. Following that format does not by itself confirm that the address belongs to your buyer or that delivery will succeed.
How to fix it
Check the buyer's electronic address (BT-49) and its scheme. Ask the buyer to confirm the correct address if necessary. Correct unsupported characters only after confirming the intended value. If you entered an email address, replace it with the buyer's correct scheme 0225 electronic address rather than removing @. Export the corrected file and recheck it.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Check an e-invoice
The rule as published
L'adresse électronique (cbc:EndpointID) ne respecte pas le format autorisé. Valeur actuelle : " … ". Seuls les caractères alphanumériques et les symboles "-", "_", "." sont 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-FR-23_BT-49 still fails, and which other rules do.