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BR-17
A different payee is given (BG-10) but without a name (BT-59)
What the message means
A different payee is given (BG-10) but without a name (BT-59).
What the issuer needs to change
Add the payee's name.
Fields concerned
BG-4sellerBG-10payeeBT-59payee name
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- Rule set
- EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
The Payee name (BT-59) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Payee (BG-10) is different from the Seller (BG-4)
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: cac:PayeeParty Test: not(exists(cac:PartyName/cbc:Name) and (not(cac:PartyName/cbc:Name = ../cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name) and not(cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID = ../cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID) ))
CII
Context: //ram:PayeeTradeParty Test: not((ram:Name) and (not(ram:Name = ../../ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:Name) and not(ram:ID = ../../ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:ID) and not(ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID = ../../ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID)))
Related rules
- BR-14Missing: invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112)
- BR-15Missing: amount due for payment (BT-115)
- BR-16The invoice has no invoice line at all (BG-25)
- BR-18Missing: seller tax representative name (BT-62)
- BR-19Missing: seller tax representative postal address (BG-12)
- BR-20Missing: tax representative country code (BT-69)