What it means
The payee (BG-10) is the party that receives the payment when that is not the seller. This rule checks that the payee's legal entity block has no cac:RegistrationAddress, the address where the payee's company is registered. The standard carries postal addresses for the seller (BG-5), the buyer (BG-8) and the seller's tax representative (BG-12), but not for the payee.
Why it matters
The recipient's software has no field to put a payee address in, so it ignores the block. Because this is a warning, the invoice or credit note is still accepted. Fix it so the file follows the standard and nobody assumes the recipient has seen the address.
How to fix it
In your invoicing software, open the settings for the payee (the party that is paid when it is not you) and remove the registered address, or switch off the option that sends it. The seller's own address stays where it is, in the seller details (BG-5). If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:RegistrationAddress from cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyLegalEntity.
The rule as published
A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-284 still fails, and which other rules do.