`PROFILE-NOT-FR`

The seller is in France (BT-40 = FR), but the Factur-X … profile is not part of the French e-invoicing socle (XP Z12-012: BASIC WL in the first year, EN 16931, EXTENDED). French platforms may reject it; use EN 16931.

Official rule text

The seller is in France (BT-40 = FR), but the Factur-X … profile is not part of the French e-invoicing socle (XP Z12-012: BASIC WL in the first year, EN 16931, EXTENDED). French platforms may reject it; use EN 16931.

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04) FNFE-MPE	Factur-X MINIMUM or BASIC from a French seller (not in the French socle)	warning

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

Business terms concerned (EN 16931)

BT-40

Technical check

Syntax: CII · French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04)
Context: /
Test (must be true): not(. = ('urn:factur-x.eu:1p0:minimum', 'urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:factur-x.eu:1p0:basic'))

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": "warning",
  "ruleId": "PROFILE-NOT-FR",
  "message": "The seller is in France (BT-40 = FR), but the Factur-X … profile is not part of the French e-invoicing socle (XP Z12-012: BASIC WL in the first year, EN 16931, EXTENDED). French platforms may reject it; use EN 16931.",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:france-rfe@1.4.0.04",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/profile-not-fr.html"
}

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