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Warning

UBL-CR-070: Do not add a version to the receiving advice reference

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-070 means your UBL invoice or credit note has a version identifier (cbc:VersionID) inside its receiving advice reference, which EN 16931 does not use. This is a warning. Remove that element, export again and recheck the file.

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What it means

This rule checks that the receiving advice reference in a UBL invoice or credit note (cac:ReceiptDocumentReference) does not contain a version identifier, which says which version of the receiving advice is meant. EN 16931 only uses the reference number inside that block (BT-15, in cbc:ID).

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a separate version identifier in the receiving advice reference.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:VersionID from cac:ReceiptDocumentReference and export again. If the version is part of the number the recipient knows the document by, include it in the reference number itself (BT-15), for example R-1042-v2. 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

A UBL invoice should not include the ReceiptDocumentReference VersionID

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
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

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Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-070 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026