UBL-SR-19
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does UBL-SR-19 mean? Payee name shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller
Why did my invoice fail UBL-SR-19?
The Payee name (BT-59), in cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name, identifies a payee that differs from the seller and may be given at most once. EN 16931 supports a single payee, so only one payee name is allowed when the Payee group (BG-10) is present.
Official rule text
Payee name shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller
Common causes
- More than one cac:PartyName is written under cac:PayeeParty.
- A factoring company name and a trading name are both emitted as payee names.
- The seller name is copied into PayeeParty in addition to the actual payee's name.
How do I fix it?
Use a single payee name: <cac:PayeeParty><cac:PartyName><cbc:Name>Factoring Ltd</cbc:Name></cac:PartyName></cac:PayeeParty> and remove extra PartyName elements. Omit PayeeParty entirely if the payee equals the seller.
Related rules
UBL-SR-01 · UBL-SR-02 · UBL-SR-03 · UBL-SR-04 · UBL-SR-05 · UBL-SR-06 · UBL-SR-07 · UBL-SR-08
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