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Warning

CII-SR-089: Remove the inspection reference from the product details

In short

Warning: worth checking.

CII-SR-089 warns that a line on your CII invoice contains ram:InspectionReferenceReferencedDocument in its product details. Remove this product-level inspection reference. If you need to include the report, use the invoice's supporting documents (BG-24).

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What it means

For each invoice line (BG-25), the rule checks that ram:InspectionReferenceReferencedDocument is absent from ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct (BG-31).

Why it matters

The EN 16931 CII mapping does not use this inspection-reference block within product details. The check does not prohibit an inspection report supplied as an invoice-level supporting document (BG-24).

How to fix it

Remove ram:InspectionReferenceReferencedDocument from the line's product details. If you need to include the inspection report, add it as an invoice-level attachment (BG-24). Export the corrected file and check it again.

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

InspectionReferenceReferencedDocument 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-089 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026