Official rule text
[NO-R-002] For Norwegian suppliers, most invoice issuers are required to append "Foretaksregisteret" to their invoice. "Dersom selger er aksjeselskap, allmennaksjeselskap eller filial av utenlandsk selskap skal også ordet «Foretaksregisteret» fremgå av salgsdokumentet, jf. foretaksregisterloven § 10-2."
Why this error occurs
The validator evaluates the XPath test above against the context element; the assertion is false for your file.
How to fix it
Compare your file with the rule text and the test expression, adjust the element named in the context, and validate again.
What the validator checks
Checked element (context):
UBL
cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party[$supplierCountry = 'NO']Test (XPath):
normalize-space(cac:PartyTaxScheme[normalize-space(cac:TaxScheme/cbc:ID) = 'TAX']/cbc:CompanyID) = 'Foretaksregisteret'CII
ram:SellerTradeParty[$supplierCountry = 'NO']Test (XPath):
ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID[@schemeID = 'FC'][normalize-space(text()) = 'Foretaksregisteret']
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Frequently asked questions
What does NO-R-002 mean?
NO-R-002 is a peppol national rule: For Norwegian suppliers, most invoice issuers are required to append "Foretaksregisteret" to their invoice. "Dersom selger er aksjeselskap, allmennaksjeselskap eller filial av utenlandsk selskap skal også ordet «Foretaksregisteret» fremgå av salgsdokumentet, jf. foretaksregisterloven § 10-2."
Will my invoice be rejected because of NO-R-002?
No. NO-R-002 is a warning: the invoice is accepted but the recipient sees the notice. Fix it anyway, warnings often become errors in later rule versions.
Which formats does NO-R-002 apply to?
Only when the seller (or for some rules the buyer) is in the named country: the rule is triggered by the country code of the party. Dutch rules implement NLCIUS, German rules the XRechnung requirements inside Peppol. Syntax: UBL and CII.
Source: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 national rules (November 2025). Catalogue generated from the official rule sets on 2026-10-15.