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Warning

UBL-CR-546: A line's document reference should not name who issued it

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-546 means a document reference on an invoice line names the party that issued the document (cac:IssuerParty). EN 16931 has no field for that, so remove it from the line.

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What it means

The rule checks every line, or credit note line, for a document reference that contains an issuer party, meaning the party that issued the document the line refers to. The test only checks that the element is present, whatever name or details it holds.

Why it matters

This is a warning. The standard defines no issuer for a line reference. It is worth fixing when the recipient needs to know where the referenced document came from.

How to fix it

Remove cac:IssuerParty from the line's document reference. If the issuer matters, name it in the line description or in a note on the invoice. If you build the XML yourself, the element sits under cac:DocumentReference in cac:InvoiceLine or cac:CreditNoteLine.

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 InvoiceLine DocumentReference IssuerParty

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
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

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Updated 6 November 2026