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NO-R-002: For Norwegian suppliers, most invoice issuers are required to append…

Peppol national rule · Warning · UBL, CII

StandardPeppol BIS Billing 3.0 country rules (NL, DE, IT, SE, DK, NO, GR, IS)CountryNorwaySeverityWarning: the invoice is accepted but should be correctedSyntaxUBL, CIIApplies toOnly 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.

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.