PEPPOL-EN16931-R002 - Only one document level note is allowed
A single free text note (BT-22) may appear at document level. More than one is tolerated only when the seller and the buyer are both German organizations.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R002 - Only one document level note is allowed
A single free text note (BT-22) may appear at document level. More than one is tolerated only when the seller and the buyer are both German organizations. 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
A single free text note (BT-22) may appear at document level. More than one is tolerated only when the seller and the buyer are both German organizations.
How to fix it
Merge the several cbc:Note elements of the document header into one, or move the extra text to the invoice lines.
Validate against this rule
This rule is part of EN 16931. Check your invoice with the validator that matches your format:
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Source: OpenPeppol BIS Billing 3.0 · Last verified: 2026-07-10
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