NL-R-001
For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the document is a creditnote, the document MUST contain an invoice reference (ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceReferencedDocument/ram:IssuerAssignedID)
What does this rule mean?
A Dutch credit note does not name the original invoice.
The Netherlands require every credit note to reference the invoice it corrects.
Official rule message (standard)
For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the document is a creditnote, the document MUST contain an invoice reference (ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceReferencedDocument/ram:IssuerAssignedID)
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode[$supplierCountryIsNL]
CII
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:ExchangedDocument[some $code in tokenize('81 83 381 396 532', '\s') satisfies normalize-space(ram:TypeCode) = $code][$supplierCountryIsNL]
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
//ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceReferencedDocument/ram:IssuerAssignedIDHow to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the reference to the original invoice (BT-25).
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.