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UBL-CR-620: A line should not name an information content provider

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-620 means a line contains cac:InformationContentProviderParty for the party that supplied the product information, which EN 16931 does not use. Remove this group from the item information.

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What it means

This rule checks that the item information on a line (BG-31) has no information content provider party (cac:InformationContentProviderParty), the party that supplied the product data, such as a catalogue service. It looks at every line of the invoice or credit note.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a separate party group for the source of product information on a line.

How to fix it

Delete cac:InformationContentProviderParty from cac:Item on every affected invoice line or credit note line. If your software keeps adding it, ask its supplier to stop including this element in the exported file. 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 InvoiceLine Item InformationContentProviderParty

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.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-620 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026