What it means
Checks that the payee block (cac:PayeeParty) has no cbc:RegistrationName inside its legal entity (cac:PartyLegalEntity). The payee (BG-10) is the party that receives the payment when that is not the seller. Its name (BT-59) is read from cac:PartyName/cbc:Name, and its legal registration identifier (BT-61) from cbc:CompanyID in the legal entity, which is not flagged.
Why it matters
This is a warning, so the file is still accepted. A name in the wrong element is not read, so if it is the only place the payee's name appears, the payee name (BT-59) is missing and rule BR-17 will fail as well. That one is an error, so it is worth fixing this properly.
How to fix it
In your invoicing software, make sure the payee has a name and that it is exported as the payee name. If you build the XML yourself, put the name in cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name and delete cbc:RegistrationName from cac:PartyLegalEntity. Keep cbc:CompanyID there if you want to give the payee's registration number.
The rule as published
A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PartyLegalEntity RegistrationName 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-275 still fails, and which other rules do.