What it means
Each postal address in the invoice is a PostalTradeAddress block. The rule checks that the block has no AttentionOf element, which would name the person or department a letter is for. EN 16931 keeps named contacts in their own groups, the seller contact (BG-6) and the buyer contact (BG-9), not in the address.
Why it matters
The recipient's software reads only the address parts that EN 16931 defines. An attention-of element has no agreed meaning there, so the file fails the check and the invoice is rejected.
How to fix it
Move the name into the contact point of the seller (BT-41) or the buyer (BT-56), or write it in an address line such as FAO Jane Smith. In your invoicing software, look for an attention or contact person field on the address and check where the export puts it. If the file is generated, ask your software supplier to export it as a contact or an address line. In the XML, delete the AttentionOf line.
The rule as published
AttentionOf shall not be used. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 (CII) | 1.3.17 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (CII) | 3.0.2 |
| NLCIUS (CII) | 1.0.3.13 |
| France CTC (CII) | 1.4.0-04 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-DT-092 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-DT-093 A postal address must not use a care-of element
- CII-DT-094 Put the house number in the address line, not its own element
- CII-DT-095 A postal address must not use a department name element
- CII-DT-096 A postal address must not use an additional street name element
- CII-DT-097 Dates in the file must be written as eight digits (YYYYMMDD)
- CII-DT-098 Put a VAT exemption reason only in the VAT breakdown