What it means
The rule warns when the payment terms block (cac:PaymentTerms) of the invoice or credit note holds an InvoicingPartyReference element. EN 16931 has no reference of this kind in the payment terms. The nearest places are the payment reference (BT-83), which the buyer quotes when paying, and the payment terms text (BT-20). This is a warning.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use cbc:InvoicingPartyReference in cac:PaymentTerms.
How to fix it
Decide what the reference is for. If it is the number the buyer should put on the bank transfer, enter it as the payment reference (BT-83). If it is information for the buyer to read, add it to the payment terms text (BT-20). Then remove cbc:InvoicingPartyReference from cac:PaymentTerms. Check the corrected file again.
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 PaymentTerms InvoicingPartyReference 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-465 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-466 Do not give a settlement period in the payment terms
- UBL-CR-467 Do not give a penalty period in the payment terms
- UBL-CR-468 Do not put an exchange rate in the payment terms
- UBL-CR-469 Do not give a validity period in the payment terms
- UBL-CR-470 Show prepayments as a paid amount, not as separate payments
- UBL-CR-471 Do not give an invoice-level discount or charge an identifier