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BR-FR-CO-10_EXT-FR-FE-06-1: A buyer's agent identifier needs its scheme

In short

Fatal: fails the selected checks.

BR-FR-CO-10_EXT-FR-FE-06-1 means an identifier for the buyer's agent (EXT-FR-FE-06) is missing its required identification scheme (EXT-FR-FE-07). Add the correct scheme to the affected identifier.

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What it means

A supplied global buyer's agent identifier EXT-FR-FE-06 requires its scheme EXT-FR-FE-07. In UBL, the test checks every cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID within cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:AgentParty for a schemeID attribute. It checks attribute presence, not whether the scheme value is filled in or correct.

Why it matters

The scheme tells your recipient which identification system the buyer's agent identifier belongs to.

How to fix it

Correct EXT-FR-FE-07 alongside each affected EXT-FR-FE-06 identifier. In UBL, set schemeID on the relevant cbc:ID within the agent's cac:PartyIdentification. For CII, correct the corresponding extension field. If your software omits the scheme, ask its supplier to include it rather than removing a needed identifier. Check the corrected file again.

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

The rule as published

Si l’identifiant global de l'agent d'acheteur (EXT-FR-FE-06) est renseigné, alors son schéma (EXT-FR-FE-07) doit également être renseigné.

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-CO-10_EXT-FR-FE-06-1 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026