What it means
This rule looks at the delivery party (cac:DeliveryParty), the party the goods or services go to, in the delivery information of a UBL invoice or credit note. It checks that the party has no cac:Person, which holds details of an individual, such as first and family name or job title. EN 16931 only has the name of the delivery party (BT-70).
Why it matters
EN 16931 uses the delivery party name (BT-70), not a cac:Person block containing separate personal details.
How to fix it
Change your invoice export so it omits cac:Person from the delivery party. If you need to name the delivery party, use the delivery party name (BT-70). If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:Person from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty and use cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name for BT-70. Recheck the exported 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 DeliveryParty Person 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-399 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-400 Leave out the agent of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-401 Leave out the service provider of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-402 The delivery party should not carry a power of attorney
- UBL-CR-403 The delivery party should not carry a bank account
- UBL-CR-404 The delivery should not name a party to notify
- UBL-CR-405 The delivery should not contain despatch details