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BR-CO-26BT-30
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The seller cannot be identified by any number

The invoice must carry at least one of the seller's three identifiers: the seller identifier (BT-29), the seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) or the seller VAT identifier (BT-31).

Only the issuer holds this value: Factlint reports it and never fabricates it. Test your invoice to find out whether it is affected.

The message your validator prints

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[BR-CO-26]-In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller identifier (BT-29), the Seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) and/or the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) shall be present.

Quoted from schematron-cen 1.3.16, licensed under EUPL-1.2.

Common searches around this code

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BR-CO-26 The seller cannot be identified by any numberBR-CO-26 CEN EN 16931 SchematronBR-CO-26 BT-30[BR-CO-26]-In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller identifier (BT-29), the Seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) and/or the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) shall be present.BR-CO-26 correction

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Why this error happens

The case shows up with issuers not liable to VAT, who have no number to declare and did not think of filling their legal registration instead. Without one of the three, the buyer cannot match the invoice to any supplier automatically — which is what the rule says in so many words.

How to fix it

Fill the legal registration identifier (BT-30): in France the SIREN or SIRET, in Germany the commercial register number. It is the one of the three that always exists, including without VAT liability.

XML correction example

BEFORE (invalid)
<ram:SellerTradeParty>
  <ram:Name>ACME SARL</ram:Name>
</ram:SellerTradeParty>
AFTER (compliant)
<ram:SellerTradeParty>
  <ram:Name>ACME SARL</ram:Name>
  <ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization>
    <ram:ID schemeID="0002">552081317</ram:ID>
  </ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization>
</ram:SellerTradeParty>