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BR-03

EN 16931 FATAL

Official rule text

An Invoice shall have an Invoice issue date (BT-2).

What this error means

Every invoice must carry an Issue date (BT-2, cbc:IssueDate) in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

How to fix it

  1. Add cbc:IssueDate, e.g. 2026-08-06.
  2. Use the XML date format exactly - no time part, no timezone, no 06/08/2026.

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