GR-S-011
Greek suppliers must provide their Seller Tax Registration Number, prefixed by the country code
What does this rule mean?
A Greek seller states its tax registration number without the country code prefix.
The tax number must carry the country prefix so it can be attributed unambiguously.
Official rule message (standard)
Greek suppliers must provide their Seller Tax Registration Number, prefixed by the country code
Where the rule applies
Syntax: UBL
Affected element (XPath):
cac:AccountingSupplierParty[$isGreekSender]/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.
Prefix the tax registration number with the country code.
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.