What it means
The check searches the whole file for a listAgencyName attribute. In UBL it can sit on a coded value, such as the payment means code (BT-81), and name the organisation that maintains the code list the value comes from. One occurrence anywhere in the file is enough to trigger the warning.
Why it matters
EN 16931 asks you to omit listAgencyName from UBL invoices and credit notes.
How to fix it
It is worth fixing when your software adds it to every invoice, since the warning then repeats on all of them. Ask the supplier of your invoicing software to stop writing listAgencyName. If you build the XML yourself, remove the attribute from every element that has it and keep the code itself. Export again and recheck the 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
List agency name attribute should not be present 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-DT-16 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-DT-17 Leave out the listName attribute
- UBL-DT-18 Leave out the name attribute (except on the payment means code)
- UBL-DT-19 Leave out the languageID attribute
- UBL-DT-20 Leave out the listURI attribute
- UBL-DT-21 Leave out the listSchemeURI attribute
- UBL-DT-22 Leave out the languageLocaleID attribute