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BT-134 - Invoice line period start date

The date when the invoice line period starts.

BT-134 - Invoice line period start date

The date when the invoice line period starts.

Business term BG-26Cardinality: 0..1Data type: DateFactur-X: EN 16931

Definition

The date when the invoice line period starts.

Syntax mapping

Where this term appears in each of the three EN 16931 syntaxes.

SyntaxPath
UBL 2.1cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate
UN/CEFACT CIIram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod/ram:StartDateTime/udt:DateTimeString
Factur-X / ZUGFeRDFactur-X profile: EN 16931

The lowest Factur-X / ZUGFeRD profile in which this term is available.

Validation rules for this term

The EN 16931 / Peppol / XRechnung rules that reference this term.

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Source: CEN EN 16931-1 + CEN/TS 16931-3-2 (UBL) & -3-3 (CII) · Last verified: 2026-07-10

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