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Fatal

GR-R-008-2: Use at most one invoice link reference

In short

Fatal: fails the selected checks.

GR-R-008-2 means your Greek invoice or credit note has more than one additional document reference labelled ##INVOICE|URL##. Keep at most one cac:AdditionalDocumentReference with that cbc:DocumentDescription and remove the extra matching references.

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What it means

When the seller is Greek and the seller's address country code (BT-40) is GR, the UBL invoice or credit note may contain zero or one cac:AdditionalDocumentReference whose cbc:DocumentDescription equals ##INVOICE|URL##. Two or more fail this check. The test counts references, not distinct web addresses.

Why it matters

The rule limits the document to one designated invoice link reference, even if repeated references contain the same address. It does not establish recipient confusion or rejection.

How to fix it

Find all references labelled ##INVOICE|URL## and keep only the one you intend to use for the invoice web address. Leave unrelated references in place. You can omit this reference for GR-R-008-2, but GR-S-008-1 warns when there is not exactly one. Check the corrected file again.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a Peppol BIS invoice

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

The rule as published

Read the rule on the publisher's site

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether GR-R-008-2 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026