Oracle Reports has comma as decimal separator in XML output

In XML, numbers should be canonical, otherwise BI Publisher errors with java.lang.NumberFormatException.
(This regards the e-business suite, by the way.)
We have trouble with our invoice report, a modified RAXINV, that suddenly makes XML files with comma. Which brought our invoicing process to a screeching halt. "Suddenly" means that it used to work, but now it does not work. I think someone has changed a setting somewhere, but nobody admits to doing that.
Can anybody point out where to look? What is actually controlling the decimal separator used by Oracle Reports in the XML output?
Thanksalotinadvance,
Tore.

Thanks for replying, Tim. (and thanks for a most enlightening "meet the experts" session at OOW)
The language settings for RAXINV are controlled by an MLS language function. I have logged an SR, but the problem seemed to solve itself, so the SR was closed, and then the problem reappeared. Darn.
However, I did some more research on Metalink and found this bug that seem to match our problem:
Bug 5920262 - NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS KEEP CHANGING DYNAMICALLY FROM SESSION TO SESSION
I've ordered patching, so i think we'll have this fixed soon.

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The problem to upgrading to v10 is that we make use of a OPA <-> Siebel integration developed by the local Dutch Oracle pre-sales team. And I don't know if we can replicate what Oracle has done for us if we upgrade.
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