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BR-55

Core EN 16931 business rules · severity: error · in EN 16931 (UBL), EN 16931 (CII)

Official rule text

Each Preceding Invoice reference (BG-3) shall contain a Preceding Invoice reference (BT-25).

What it means

A core EN 16931 business rule.

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