Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule
UBL-CR-015
What does UBL-CR-015 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the InvoicePeriod Description
Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-015?
The cbc:Description element inside cac:InvoicePeriod should not be included. EN 16931 allows only the coded tax point qualifier (cbc:DescriptionCode) and the period dates; free-text period descriptions are outside the model.
Official rule text
A UBL invoice should not include the InvoicePeriod Description
Common causes
- Writing 'July 2026' or similar text into the period description
- Using Description instead of the coded DescriptionCode for the tax point
Related rules
UBL-CR-001 · UBL-CR-002 · UBL-CR-003 · UBL-CR-004 · UBL-CR-005 · UBL-CR-006 · UBL-CR-007 · UBL-CR-008
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