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UBL-SR-55

fatalEN 16931syntax binding ruleUBLBG-19

An Invoice shall contain maximum one Payment Mandate (BG-19).

Why it fails

More than one payment mandate group (BG-19).

How to fix it

Keep a single direct debit mandate.

What the validator checks

UBL — context /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

count(cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate) <= 1

Related rules

Part of UBL-SR — UBL cardinality.

Check your own invoice against UBL-SR-55

…or paste the XML instead

Nothing is stored, and the whole invoice is checked, not just this rule. A PDF only works if it is Factur-X / ZUGFeRD — a PDF with the invoice XML inside it.