UBL-CR-339: No service provider party for the tax representative

What it means

The rule flags a cac:ServiceProviderParty under cac:TaxRepresentativeParty. In UBL this is a service provider linked to the tax representative, with its own name, address and account details. EN 16931 has no field for it. The tax representative itself is described only by a name (BT-62), a VAT number (BT-63) and a postal address (BG-12). The check is the same for invoices and credit notes.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a service provider party within the tax representative's details.

How to fix it

Leave the service provider details out of the tax representative's XML export. If the information matters, agree another way to tell the recipient, as EN 16931 does not use this element. If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:ServiceProviderParty from cac:TaxRepresentativeParty. Recheck the exported file.

The rule as published

A UBL invoice should not include the TaxRepresentativeParty ServiceProviderParty

Where this rule applies