What it means
The despatch advice reference (BT-16) points at the despatch advice, the document that lists what was sent. In a UBL invoice or credit note it is cac:DespatchDocumentReference. This rule checks that the block does not contain a result of verification (cac:ResultOfVerification), which records the outcome of a check made on the referenced document, such as a signature check.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use a verification result inside the despatch advice reference.
How to fix it
Remove the verification result from the despatch advice reference. If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:ResultOfVerification from cac:DespatchDocumentReference. If you cannot control this part of the export, ask the software supplier to leave it out. Then check the file 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
A UBL invoice should not include the DespatchDocumentReference ResultOfVerification Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 (UBL) | 1.3.17 |
| EN 16931 (UBL credit note) | 1.3.17 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) | 3.0.2 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) | 3.0.2 |
| Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) | 2026.5 |
| Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) | 2026.5 |
| SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (invoice) | 2.0.3.13 |
| SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (credit note) | 2.0.3.13 |
| France CTC (UBL invoice) | 1.4.0-04 |
| France CTC (UBL credit note) | 1.4.0-04 |
| CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 | 1.0.9 |
| CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 | 1.0.9 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-060 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-061 Do not add a copy flag to the receiving advice reference
- UBL-CR-062 Do not add a UUID to the receiving advice reference
- UBL-CR-063 Do not add an issue date to the receiving advice reference
- UBL-CR-064 Do not add an issue time to the receiving advice reference
- UBL-CR-065 Do not add a document type code to the receiving advice reference
- UBL-CR-066 Do not add document type text to the receiving advice reference