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UBL-CR-249: Leave the buyer's company registration address out

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Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-249 means the buyer's legal entity block includes a registration address (RegistrationAddress), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the RegistrationAddress block, not the whole legal entity block, and keep the buyer's postal address.

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What it means

This rule checks the buyer's legal entity block in a UBL invoice or credit note (cac:AccountingCustomerParty, cac:Party, cac:PartyLegalEntity). It must not contain cac:RegistrationAddress, the address where the buyer's company is officially registered. The buyer's postal address (BG-8, cac:PostalAddress) is a different element and is not targeted by this check.

Why it matters

This check distinguishes the registration address inside the legal entity block from the buyer's postal address. Removing the registration address does not require removing or changing the postal address.

How to fix it

Configure your UBL export to omit the separate registration address and keep the buyer's postal address (BG-8). If you edit or generate the XML, remove cac:RegistrationAddress from cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity. Keep cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress. Recheck the file in Klarbon.

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 AccountingCustomerParty Party PartyLegalEntity RegistrationAddress

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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Updated 6 November 2026