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PEPPOL-EN16931-CL008 - Electronic address scheme must be a registered EAS code

The schemeID carried by the seller electronic address (BT-34) and the buyer electronic address (BT-49) must be a code of the Electronic Address Identifier Scheme list maintained for Peppol.

PEPPOL-EN16931-CL008 - Electronic address scheme must be a registered EAS code

The schemeID carried by the seller electronic address (BT-34) and the buyer electronic address (BT-49) must be a code of the Electronic Address Identifier Scheme list maintained for Peppol. This is a Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 rule. It applies on top of the EN 16931 core standard, on invoices exchanged over the Peppol network.

Code listsPeppol BIS 3.0BT-34 Error
This is a Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 rule. It applies on top of the EN 16931 core standard, on invoices exchanged over the Peppol network.

What this rule checks

The schemeID carried by the seller electronic address (BT-34) and the buyer electronic address (BT-49) must be a code of the Electronic Address Identifier Scheme list maintained for Peppol.

How to fix it

Set the schemeID attribute of cbc:EndpointID to a published EAS code such as 0088, 9925 or 0009.

Validate against this rule

This rule is part of EN 16931. Check your invoice with the validator that matches your format:

UBL / PeppolXRechnungFactur-X / ZUGFeRD

Related rules

BR-CL-01Invoice type code: UNTDID 1001BR-CL-03Amount currency (@currencyID): ISO 4217BR-CL-04Invoice currency code: ISO 4217BR-CL-05VAT accounting currency code: ISO 4217BR-CL-06VAT point date code: UNTDID 2005BR-CL-07Object identifier scheme: UNTDID 1153

Source: OpenPeppol BIS Billing 3.0 · Last verified: 2026-07-10

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