A note subject code appears more than once

The subject codes PMT (recovery fee), PMD (late-payment penalties), AAB (discount) and TXD (tax mention) may each appear only once in the invoice notes (BT-21).

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The message your validator prints

Copied verbatim from the sealed artefact: this is the exact sentence the check prints when this rule fails.

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BR-FR-06/BT-21 : Le code sujet PMT (indemnité forfaitaire pour frais de recouvrement) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-1).

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BR-FR-06/BT-21 : Le code sujet PMD (pénalités de retard) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-1).

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BR-FR-06/BT-21 : Le code sujet AAB (mention d’escompte ou d’absence d’escompte) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-1).

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BR-FR-06/BT-21 : Le code sujet TXD (mention de taxe) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-1).

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[BR-FR-06/BT-21] : Le code sujet PMT (indemnité forfaitaire pour frais de recouvrement) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-3).

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[BR-FR-06/BT-21] : Le code sujet PMD (pénalités de retard) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-3).

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[BR-FR-06/BT-21] : Le code sujet AAB (mention d’escompte ou d’absence d’escompte) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-3).

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[BR-FR-06/BT-21] : Le code sujet TXD (mention de taxe) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-3).

Quoted from schematron-fnfe 1.4.0.03, licensed under Apache-2.0.

Common searches around this code

These phrases mirror what an integrator searches for: code, syntax, rule, business field and correction.

BR-FR-06 A note subject code appears more than onceBR-FR-06 French BR-FR-CTC rulesBR-FR-06 BT-21BR-FR-06/BT-21 : Le code sujet PMT (indemnité forfaitaire pour frais de recouvrement) ne doit apparaître qu'une seule fois dans les notes (BG-1).BR-FR-06 correction

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Why this error happens

Each legal mention has one value, and one only: two PMD notes with different wordings would let the recipient pick their penalty. The duplicate most often comes from a template that writes the mention and a module that adds it as well. The rule comes from the FNFE Schematron package, not from the European standard: an invoice perfectly compliant with EN 16931 triggers it as soon as it is judged against the French base.

How to fix it

Keep a single note per subject code and remove the others. Which one to keep is your decision: Factlint does not choose between two legal mentions.

Severity returned by the rule set

Blocking since 1 September 2026: the current base, `fr-2026-09`, seals the FNFE 1.4.0.03 artefact in fatal mode, and it is the one the pinned engine applies by default. An invoice issued in August 2026 is judged against `fr-2026-08`, where the same rule comes out as a warning — which already rules out a “compliant” verdict. The API returns the severity of the rule set pinned for the judged invoice.

XML correction example

BEFORE (invalid)

<ram:IncludedNote><ram:Content>Pénalités : taux légal x3.</ram:Content><ram:SubjectCode>PMD</ram:SubjectCode></ram:IncludedNote><ram:IncludedNote><ram:Content>Pénalités : 10 % par mois.</ram:Content><ram:SubjectCode>PMD</ram:SubjectCode></ram:IncludedNote>

AFTER (compliant)

<ram:IncludedNote><ram:Content>Pénalités de retard : trois fois le taux d'intérêt légal.</ram:Content><ram:SubjectCode>PMD</ram:SubjectCode></ram:IncludedNote>