BR-CL-23

Unit code MUST be coded according to the UN/ECE Recommendation 20 with Rec 21 extension

Official rule text

[BR-CL-23]-Unit code MUST be coded according to the UN/ECE Recommendation 20 with Rec 21 extension

Where the rule applies

Fatal and error findings make the invoice invalid (valid: false); warnings and information do not.

Look up and check unit codes

Technical check

Syntax

UBL · French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04), HR-CIUS (eRačun) (1.0.4), Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (3.0-2026.5), XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2)

Context

cbc:InvoicedQuantity[@unitCode] | cbc:BaseQuantity[@unitCode] | cbc:CreditedQuantity[@unitCode]

Test (must be true)

((not(contains(normalize-space(@unitCode), ' ')) and contains(' 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 56 57 58 59 60 61 74 77 80 81 85 87 89 91 1I 2A 2B 2C 2G 2H 2I 2J 2K 2L 2M 2N 2P 2Q 2R 2U 2X 2Y 2Z 3B 3C 4C 4G 4H 4K 4L 4M 4N 4O 4P 4Q 4R 4T 4U 4W 4X 5A 5B 5E 5J A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A2 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A26 A27 A28 A29 A3 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A47 A48 A49 A5 A53 A54 A55 A56 A59 A6 A68 A69 A7 A70 A71 A73 A74 A75 A76 A8 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A89 A9 A90 A91 A93 A94 A95 A96 A97 A98 A99 AA AB ACR ACT AD AE AH AI AK AL AMH AMP ANN APZ AQ AS ASM ASU ATM AWG AY AZ B1 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20…

Syntax

CII · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04), XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2)

Context

ram:BasisQuantity[@unitCode] | ram:BilledQuantity[@unitCode]

Test (must be true)

((not(contains(normalize-space(@unitCode), ' ')) and contains(' 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 56 57 58 59 60 61 74 77 80 81 85 87 89 91 1I 2A 2B 2C 2G 2H 2I 2J 2K 2L 2M 2N 2P 2Q 2R 2U 2X 2Y 2Z 3B 3C 4C 4G 4H 4K 4L 4M 4N 4O 4P 4Q 4R 4T 4U 4W 4X 5A 5B 5E 5J A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A2 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A26 A27 A28 A29 A3 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A47 A48 A49 A5 A53 A54 A55 A56 A59 A6 A68 A69 A7 A70 A71 A73 A74 A75 A76 A8 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A89 A9 A90 A91 A93 A94 A95 A96 A97 A98 A99 AA AB ACR ACT AD AE AH AI AK AL AMH AMP ANN APZ AQ AS ASM ASU ATM AWG AY AZ B1 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20…

Syntax

UBL · CIUS-RO (1.0.9)

Context

//@unitCode

Test (must be true)

((not(contains(normalize-space(.), ' ')) and contains(' 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 56 57 58 59 60 61 74 77 80 81 85 87 89 91 1I 2A 2B 2C 2G 2H 2I 2J 2K 2L 2M 2N 2P 2Q 2R 2U 2X 2Y 2Z 3B 3C 4C 4G 4H 4K 4L 4M 4N 4O 4P 4Q 4R 4T 4U 4W 4X 5A 5B 5E 5J A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A2 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A26 A27 A28 A29 A3 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A47 A48 A49 A5 A53 A54 A55 A56 A59 A6 A68 A69 A7 A70 A71 A73 A74 A75 A76 A8 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A89 A9 A90 A91 A93 A94 A95 A96 A97 A98 A99 AA AB ACR ACT AD AE AH AI AK AL AMH AMP ANN APZ AQ AS ASM ASU ATM AWG AY AZ B1 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22…

How the API reports this rule

Every finding of POST /v1/validate carries the rule id, severity, message, location (XPath) and rule set, and links this page (docUrl):

{
  "severity": "fatal",
  "ruleId": "BR-CL-23",
  "message": "[BR-CL-23]-Unit code MUST be coded according to the UN/ECE Recommendation 20 with Rec 21 extension",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:xrechnung@3.0.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/br-cl-23.html"
}

Rule text and severity are taken unchanged from the official rule set; this page is generated from the API's configuration. Not legal advice.