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BR-CO-09

Calculation and consistency rules · severity: error · in EN 16931 (UBL), EN 16931 (CII)

Official rule text

The Seller VAT identifier (BT-31), the Seller tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63) and the Buyer VAT identifier (BT-48) shall have a prefix in accordance with ISO code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 by which the country of issue may be identified. Nevertheless, Greece may use the prefix ‘EL’.

What it means

A calculation rule: totals, VAT breakdown or rounding don't add up.

Fields involved

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