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BR-20

Missing: tax representative country code (BT-69)

Validation rule of EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16) · Level: Error

What the message means

Missing: tax representative country code (BT-69).

What the issuer needs to change

Add the tax representative country code.

Fields concerned

BG-4 seller
BG-11 seller tax representative party
BG-12 seller tax representative postal address
BT-69 tax representative country code

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Origin

Rule set: EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
Syntax: CII, UBL
Level: Error

Original rule text

The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall contain a Tax representative country code (BT-69), if the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).

Source: CEN/TC 434, EN 16931 validation rules 1.3.16, European Union Public Licence 1.2

Technical details for IT

UBL

Context: cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PostalAddress
Test: not(normalize-space(cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode) != '')

CII

Context: //ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty
Test: not(normalize-space(ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID) != '')

Related rules

BR-17A different payee is given (BG-10) but without a name (BT-59)
BR-18Missing: seller tax representative name (BT-62)
BR-19Missing: seller tax representative postal address (BG-12)
BR-21In at least one invoice line, this is missing: invoice line identifier (BT-126)
BR-22In at least one invoice line, this is missing: invoiced quantity (BT-129)
BR-23In at least one invoice line, this is missing: unit of measure (BT-130)

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Technical explanation by robin.vision, not tax or legal advice. Rules as of 31 August 2026 (KoSIT validator configuration).