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# VatCodeRules

final class in quittio/country-be

`Quittio\Country\BE\Rules\VatCodeRules` · [Source](https://github.com/Quittio/quittio/blob/v0.7.1/packages/country-be/src/Rules/VatCodeRules.php#L31)

Mentions of a Belgian invoice: Art. 53 § 2 of the VAT Code and Art. 5 of Royal Decree No. 1, and the use of languages in the Dutch, French and German language regions.

These rules apply to every invoice of a Belgian seller, independent of the format. Not reviewed by a tax adviser yet (see the README of the pack).

## Methods \#

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `::all()` | |
| `::inBelgium()` | |
| `::isSmallBusinessInvoice()` | An invoice under the small business exemption scheme: the flag of the core or a line with VatPreset::SmallBusiness. |
| `::supplyDate()` | The latest date of the supply: delivery date, end of the invoicing period or of a line period. |

### `all()`#

```
public static function all(): list<Rule>
```

static

<dl><dt>Returns</dt>
<dd><code>list&lt;<a href="https://quittio.dev/docs/api/Quittio/Core/Validation/Rule">Rule</a>&gt;</code></dd>
</dl>

### `inBelgium()`#

```
public static function inBelgium(Address $address): bool
```

static

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `$address` | `[Address](https://quittio.dev/docs/api/Quittio/Core/Data/Party/Address)` | |

<dl><dt>Returns</dt>
<dd><code>bool</code></dd>
</dl>

### `isSmallBusinessInvoice()`#

```
public static function isSmallBusinessInvoice(InvoiceData $invoice): bool
```

static

An invoice under the small business exemption scheme: the flag of the core or a line with VatPreset::SmallBusiness.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `$invoice` | `[InvoiceData](https://quittio.dev/docs/api/Quittio/Core/Data/InvoiceData)` | |

<dl><dt>Returns</dt>
<dd><code>bool</code></dd>
</dl>

### `supplyDate()`#

```
public static function supplyDate(InvoiceData $invoice): ?Date
```

static

The latest date of the supply: delivery date, end of the invoicing period or of a line period.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `$invoice` | `[InvoiceData](https://quittio.dev/docs/api/Quittio/Core/Data/InvoiceData)` | |

<dl><dt>Returns</dt>
<dd><code>?<a href="https://quittio.dev/docs/api/Quittio/Core/Support/Date">Date</a></code></dd>
</dl>

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