What it means
This rule checks the delivery address (BG-15) and warns if it contains a location coordinate block (cac:LocationCoordinate inside cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address). This holds the latitude and longitude of the address. EN 16931 does not use this block in the delivery address. The check applies to invoices and credit notes.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use a location coordinate block in the delivery address.
How to fix it
Check whether your invoicing software or export template adds a location coordinate block to the delivery address, and remove it from the export. If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:LocationCoordinate from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address. This rule does not require you to add street, city or postcode fields. Recheck the corrected file.
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 Address LocationCoordinate 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-379 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-380 No subsidiary location in the delivery location
- UBL-CR-381 No coordinates on the delivery location
- UBL-CR-382 Leave out the alternative delivery location
- UBL-CR-383 Leave out the requested delivery period
- UBL-CR-384 Leave out the estimated delivery period
- UBL-CR-385 Leave out the carrier in the delivery details