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Warning

CII-SR-012: Do not include a message standard block in the header

In short

Warning: worth checking.

CII-SR-012 warns that your CII invoice contains ram:MessageStandardSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter in rsm:ExchangedDocumentContext. Remove that block from the document context and recheck your file.

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What it means

Checks that rsm:ExchangedDocumentContext has no direct ram:MessageStandardSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter child. Its contents do not affect this check.

Why it matters

The EN 16931 CII mapping does not use this separate message standard block. It is not the specification block required by CII-SR-009.

How to fix it

Remove ram:MessageStandardSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter from rsm:ExchangedDocumentContext. Leave ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter in place. If your software generates the extra block, ask your software supplier to correct the CII export, then recheck the file.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931

Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice

The rule as published

MessageStandardSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter should not be present

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
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-SR-012 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026