What it means
The delivery date (BT-72), the date the goods were delivered or the services supplied, must be exactly 10 characters in the form YYYY-MM-DD, and it must be a date that exists. 2026-11-05 passes, while 05.11.2026, 2026-11-5, 2026-11-05T08:00:00 and 2026-02-30 fail, as do spaces around the date. The rule only applies when the invoice gives a delivery date.
Why it matters
The delivery date records when the supply took place, so the system needs a date it can read. A date in another format, or one that does not exist, is rejected, and the invoice with it.
How to fix it
Find the delivery date on the invoice. Your software may call it the date of supply, service date or ship date. Re-enter it with the date picker and check that the e-invoice export writes it as year-month-day with hyphens and nothing after the day.
The rule as published
Un element de tip data (BT-72) trebuie sa respecte formatul YYYY-MM-DD #A date (BT-73, BT-134) MUST be formatted YYYY-MM-DD. ( = ' … ') Business terms: BT-72, BT-73, BT-134
Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 | 1.0.9 |
| CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 | 1.0.9 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-RO-DT004 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- BR-RO-DT005 Period start date must be written as YYYY-MM-DD
- BR-29 The invoicing period cannot end before it starts
- BR-30 A line period cannot end before it starts
- BR-CO-19 An invoicing period needs a start or end date
- BR-CO-20 A line period needs a start or end date
- BR-DE-TMP-32 Say when the goods or services were supplied