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PEPPOL-EN16931-R110

A line period starts before the invoicing period

Validation rule of XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0) · Level: Error

What the message means

A line period starts before the invoicing period.

What the issuer needs to change

Align the periods.

This rule is part of XRechnung, even though its name starts with PEPPOL.

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Origin

Rule set
XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
Syntax
CII, UBL
Level
Error

Original rule text

Start date of line period MUST be within invoice period.

Source: KoSIT, XRechnung Schematron 2.6.0, Apache License 2.0

Technical details for IT

UBL

Context: ubl-invoice:Invoice[cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate]/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate | ubl-creditnote:CreditNote[cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate]/cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate
Test: not(xs:date(text()) >= xs:date(../../../cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate))

CII

Context: rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction[ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod/ram:StartDateTime]/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod/ram:StartDateTime
Test: not(udt:DateTimeString >= ../../../../ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod/ram:StartDateTime/udt:DateTimeString)

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