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GR-R-006

Greek Suppliers must provide the VAT number of the buyer, if the buyer is Greek

What does this rule mean?

A Greek buyer VAT identifier is missing.

When the buyer is established in Greece too, myDATA requires their tax number.

Official rule message (standard)

Greek Suppliers must provide the VAT number of the buyer, if the buyer is Greek

Where the rule applies

Syntax: UBL

Affected element (XPath):

  • cac:AccountingCustomerParty[$isGreekSenderandReceiver]/cac:Party

Technical test

The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:

count(cac:PartyTaxScheme[normalize-space(cac:TaxScheme/cbc:ID) = 'VAT']/cbc:CompanyID)=1 and
				                        substring(cac:PartyTaxScheme[normalize-space(cac:TaxScheme/cbc:ID) = 'VAT']/cbc:CompanyID,1,2) = 'EL' and
				                        u:TinVerification(substring(cac:PartyTaxScheme[normalize-space(cac:TaxScheme/cbc:ID) = 'VAT']/cbc:CompanyID,3))

How to fix it

A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.

Add the buyer VAT identifier.

Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.

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