`BR-CO-03`

EN 16931 · validation rule

EN 16931Error

The invoice gives both a VAT point date (BT-7) and a VAT point date code (BT-8); only one is allowed. The sender must remove either cbc:TaxPointDate / ram:TaxPointDate or the date code (cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:DescriptionCode / ram:DueDateTypeCode).

Field: document.tax_point_date (BT-7/BT-8)
Rule set: EN 16931
Rule-set version: EN 16931 validation artefacts 1.3.17 · in force since 2026-10-13 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Check your own invoice

Drop the file that failed. We parse it, run the official rule sets against it and list every finding with a fix — 20 invoices per day, no key, nothing stored.

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