France: Payment Means

France requires that you use a specific code to represent the payment means.

For Documents sent to Chorus Pro using the PEPPOL network, the Payment Means Type Code must be one of the allowed ones from the UNCL4461 list.

Elements

Use the following sub-element of the PaymentMeans element:

Name (Technical Name)CardinalityDescription
Payment Means Type Code (Invoice/PaymentMeans/PaymentMeansCode)1..1The code that represents the method of payment

Restrictions

You must use one of the following values from the UNCL4461 list:

Payment Means CodeDescription
1Instrument not defined
10In cash
20Check
30Credit transfer
31Debit transfer
42Payment to bank account
48Bank card
49Direct debit
97Clearing between partners

Example

<Invoice>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:PaymentMeans>
        <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>30</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
        <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
    </cac:PaymentMeans>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>