BR-07
EN 16931
FATAL
The invoice must contain the Buyer name (BT-44), under cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName.
How to fix it
- Add the buyer's legal name in
cbc:RegistrationNameon the customer party. - Check you did not put the name only in
cac:PartyName- that maps to the trading name, not BT-44.
Official rule text
An Invoice shall contain the Buyer name (BT-44).
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