PEPPOL-EN16931-R111 - The line period must end within the invoice period
The end date of the line period (BT-135) must also fall inside the invoicing period bounded by BT-73 and BT-74. A line cannot bill beyond the period the document itself declares.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R111 - The line period must end within the invoice period
The end date of the line period (BT-135) must also fall inside the invoicing period bounded by BT-73 and BT-74. A line cannot bill beyond the period the document itself declares. 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 end date of the line period (BT-135) must also fall inside the invoicing period bounded by BT-73 and BT-74. A line cannot bill beyond the period the document itself declares.
How to fix it
Correct cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:EndDate, or extend cbc:EndDate of the document level cac:InvoicePeriod.
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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