What it means
The rule checks that the delivery location (cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation) has no information URI (cbc:InformationURI) directly under it. In UBL that field refers to more information about the location. EN 16931 has no business term for it.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use an information URI directly under the delivery location.
How to fix it
Remove the information URI from the delivery location data in your invoicing software and export again. If the buyer needs the reference, write it in an invoice note (BT-22). If you build the XML yourself, delete the cbc:InformationURI that sits directly under cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation.
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 Delivery DeliveryLocation InformationURI 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-356 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-357 Leave out the name on the delivery location
- UBL-CR-358 Leave out the validity period of the delivery location
- UBL-CR-359 Leave out the identifier on the delivery address
- UBL-CR-360 Leave out the address type code on the delivery address
- UBL-CR-361 Leave out the address format code on the delivery address
- UBL-CR-362 No PO box element in the delivery address