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BR-CL-03: The currency is not an ISO 4217 code

This code shows up when an electronic invoice is validated. Here is what it means, why it fires, and what to change in the file.

Why this code appears

The invoice currency (BT-5) is not a current ISO 4217 code. The € symbol, the word euro and the code EURO are all refused.

How to fix it

Write the three uppercase letters: EUR, USD, CHF.

What it looks like in the file

These two snippets are replayed against our own checker on a complete invoice, every time the site is built. The first one raises this code, the second one does not.

What raises the code:

<ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode>EURO</ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode>

What to write instead:

<ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode>EUR</ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode>

Where it happens

This code comes from EN 16931, the European e-invoicing standard. It concerns business term BT-5.

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