BR-FR-MV-03_EXT-FR-FE-167: Top-level GROUP lines need the seller's company registration number

What it means

For these billing frameworks in BT-23, each GROUP line without a parent must contain a non-blank seller identifier. In UBL, the GROUP billing reference identifies the current document, and the identifier is in cac:Item/cac:ManufacturerParty/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID. The CII field is ram:ID. This check tests whether the value is populated, not whether the registration number is valid.

Why it matters

The identifier records which registered seller the sub-invoice belongs to.

How to fix it

On the affected top-level GROUP line, enter the company registration number of that sub-invoice's seller. Use the item's manufacturer-party legal entity's cbc:CompanyID in UBL, or the corresponding seller ram:ID in CII. Do not substitute the seller's VAT number for its company registration number. Export and recheck the file.

The rule as published

Ligne : … : Valeur actuelle : " … ". Lorsque le cadre de facturation (BT-23) est S8, B8, M8 ou S9, B9, M9 et que la ligne est de type GROUP sans parent, l'identifiant du vendeur (EXT-FR-FE-167) doit être renseigné.

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

Ligne : … : Valeur actuelle : " … ". Lorsque le cadre de facturation (BT-23) est S8, B8, M8 ou S9, B9, M9 et que la ligne est de type GROUP sans parent, l'identifiant du vendeur (ram:ID) doit être renseigné.

Business terms: BT-23

Where this rule applies