CII-SR-313: Delivery party must not have an electronic address

What it means

The delivery party (ShipToTradeParty) has no electronic address in EN 16931. This rule checks that it has no URIUniversalCommunication element, which is where an email, a website or a Peppol ID would go. The electronic addresses of the seller (BT-34) and the buyer (BT-49) are different fields and stay allowed.

Why it matters

An e-invoice is delivered to the buyer's electronic address, not to the address of whoever receives the goods. An address on the delivery party is not used to deliver the invoice, so it only adds data nobody reads. The invoice is not rejected.

How to fix it

Look at the delivery address record in your software for an email or website field and clear it, or turn off exporting it with the e-invoice. If the invoice is meant to reach a different recipient, change the buyer's electronic address (BT-49) instead. If you can choose a profile, EN 16931 will not include this element.

The rule as published

URIUniversalCommunication should not be present

Where this rule applies