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UBL-CR-209

Layer en16931·Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does UBL-CR-209 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingCustomerParty Party Language

Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-209?

This EN 16931 rule warns when the UBL element cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:Language is present: the invoice should not include a language block for the buyer party. Party language preferences are not part of the EN 16931 model; the invoice itself has no per-party language mechanism, so this element has no mapped business term. The element is not forbidden by UBL itself, but it lies outside the EN 16931 core invoice model, so remove it to keep the invoice fully conformant and interoperable.

Official rule text

A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingCustomerParty Party Language

Common causes

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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