What it means
Checks that the legal entity of the payee (cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyLegalEntity) does not contain cbc:CompanyLiquidationStatusCode, a code that says whether the company is being wound up. From this block, EN 16931 only reads the payee's company registration number (BT-61, in cbc:CompanyID).
Why it matters
This is a warning, so the file is still accepted. The standard has no business term for the liquidation status of a payee, so the recipient's software has no field for it and does not act on it. It is worth removing when you want a clean report, or when a recipient asks for a file without warnings.
How to fix it
Clear any liquidation or insolvency status from the payee details in your invoicing software and export again. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:CompanyLiquidationStatusCode from cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyLegalEntity. The registration number in cbc:CompanyID can stay.
The rule as published
A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PartyLegalEntity CompanyLiquidationStatusCode 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-281 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-282 The payee's share capital amount should be left out
- UBL-CR-283 The payee's fully paid shares flag should be left out
- UBL-CR-284 The payee's registration address should be left out
- UBL-CR-285 The payee's registration scheme block should be left out
- UBL-CR-286 The payee's head office should be left out
- UBL-CR-287 The payee's shareholder details should be left out