What it means
This rule checks that the party details of the seller (BG-4) do not carry cbc:MarkCareIndicator inside cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party in a UBL invoice or credit note. That element is a true or false marker on the party. EN 16931 has no field for it.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use this care indicator in the seller's party details.
How to fix it
Remove cbc:MarkCareIndicator from cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party. Leave the other seller details unchanged, then export and check the corrected 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 AccountingSupplierParty Party MarkCareIndicator 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-141 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-142 Do not include an attention flag for the seller
- UBL-CR-143 Do not include the seller's website address
- UBL-CR-144 Do not include a logo reference for the seller
- UBL-CR-145 Do not include an industry code for the seller
- UBL-CR-146 Do not include a language for the seller
- UBL-CR-147 Do not include an ID in the seller's address