BH-FR-03

Buyer SIREN missing (France, from 09/2026)

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What does this error mean?

From 2026-09-01 the buyer's SIREN (BT-47) is mandatory on French B2B invoices — it drives routing via the certified platforms (PDP).

How to fix it

Capture the customer's SIREN (publicly searchable in the SIRENE register) and emit it as the buyer's legal organization ID.

Affected fields

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Rule source: EN 16931 / XRechnung (KOSIT) or Billhorse check (BH-*).