`UBL-CR-281`

A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PartyLegalEntity CompanyLiquidationStatusCode

Official rule text

[UBL-CR-281]-A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PartyLegalEntity CompanyLiquidationStatusCode

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2) KoSIT, CEN	EN16931 XRechnung (UBL Invoice), EN16931 XRechnung Extension (UBL Invoice), EN16931 XRechnung CVD (UBL Invoice), EN16931 XRechnung (UBL CreditNote), EN16931 XRechnung CVD (UBL CreditNote), EN16931 (UBL Invoice), EN16931 (UBL CreditNote)	warning
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (3.0-2026.5) OpenPeppol	Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL Invoice), Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL CreditNote)	warning
French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04) FNFE-MPE	EXTENDED-CTC-FR (UBL Invoice), EXTENDED-CTC-FR (UBL CreditNote)	warning
CIUS-RO (1.0.9) Romanian Ministry of Finance	CIUS-RO (UBL Invoice), CIUS-RO (UBL CreditNote)	warning
HR-CIUS (eRačun) (1.0.4) Croatian Tax Administration	HR-CIUS (UBL Invoice), HR-CIUS (UBL CreditNote)	warning

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

Technical check

Syntax: UBL · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), 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: /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote
Test (must be true): not(cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyLiquidationStatusCode)

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": "UBL-CR-281",
  "message": "[UBL-CR-281]-A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PartyLegalEntity CompanyLiquidationStatusCode",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:xrechnung@3.0.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/ubl-cr-281.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.