What it means
The check searches the whole file for a currencyCodeListVersionID attribute. In UBL it can sit on an amount and give the version of the currency code list. This is separate from the currency code itself, such as EUR in currencyID, and from the invoice currency code (BT-5). This rule checks for currencyCodeListVersionID, not the currency code's value.
Why it matters
EN 16931 asks you to omit currencyCodeListVersionID from UBL invoices and credit notes.
How to fix it
It is worth fixing if the warning appears on every invoice, since amounts are everywhere in an invoice and the attribute may be repeated many times. Ask the supplier of your invoicing software to stop writing currencyCodeListVersionID. If you build the XML yourself, keep currencyID on each amount and remove currencyCodeListVersionID wherever it occurs. 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
Currency code list version id 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-24 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-DT-25 Leave the characterSetCode attribute out of the invoice
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- UBL-DT-27 Leave the schemeAgencyID attribute out of the invoice
- UBL-DT-28 Leave the listAgencyID attribute out of the invoice
- UBL-DT-23 Leave out the uri attribute
- UBL-DT-22 Leave out the languageLocaleID attribute