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BR-FR-CO-10_EXT-FR-FE-06-2: Use each scheme only once for the buyer's agent

In short

Fatal: fails the selected checks.

BR-FR-CO-10_EXT-FR-FE-06-2 means two or more identifiers for the buyer's agent (EXT-FR-FE-06) use the same scheme code (EXT-FR-FE-07). Keep one correct identifier per scheme for that agent, or correct a scheme code that is wrong.

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What it means

In UBL, the check compares the schemeID count with the distinct scheme-value count on cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID elements within the buyer's cac:AgentParty. A repeated scheme fails whether the identifier values are identical or different. Identifiers without schemeID are not counted by this test.

Why it matters

Keeping one agent identifier per scheme gives each scheme a single identifier value for your recipient to use.

How to fix it

Compare the agent's EXT-FR-FE-06 identifiers and EXT-FR-FE-07 scheme codes. Remove duplicate entries. If different identifiers genuinely share a scheme, keep the one that should identify the agent on this invoice. Correct a scheme code only when it is wrong for that identifier. Check the corrected file again.

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

The rule as published

Chaque schemeID ne peut apparaître qu’une seule fois ans l'identifiant privé de l'agent d'acheteur (EXT-FR-FE-06).

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-06-2 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026