Information and communication technologies

Conference Electronic Invoicing in Europe (27 and 28 April 2010)

The European Commission organised in collaboration with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU a Conference on "Electronic invoicing in Europe". The aim of the Conference was to validate the results of the public consultation on the Final Report of the Expert Group on e-Invoicing.

The conference has been organised around four sessions, each addressing different aspects of e-invoicing:

SMEs and e-invoicing: how to facilitate the adoption of e-Invoicing by SMEs?
Interoperability: how to achieve interoperability in a multiplayer environment?
Standards: is the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice standard meeting user requirements?
Legal issues for electronic invoices: the VAT legislative framework for electronic invoices.

Conference proceedings. [2 MB]

Agenda and Participants list:

Agenda of the conference pdf - 691 KB [691 KB]

List of participants pdf - 586 KB [586 KB]

Presentations:

Speech by Ms Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Mr Bo Harald pdf - 1018 KB [1018 KB] : Results of the Expert Group on e-Invoicing

Introductory session

Mr Alessandro Perego pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] - Electronic invoicing: models, integration level and benefits

Mrs Annika Fritsch pdf - 892 KB [892 KB] - Views of the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens

Mr Christian Luyten pdf - 7 MB [7 MB] - Electronic invoicing for the banking sector

Panel discussion : "How to facilitate the adoption of e-invoicing by SMEs?"

Mr Gerhard Huemer pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] - Introduction to the session

Mrs Sarianne Reinikkala pdf - 248 KB [248 KB] - E-invoicing from an SME perspective

Mr Gerhard Laga pdf - 4 MB [4 MB] - Business requirements and the market situation for SME

Mr Carlos Maza pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] - The role of the Public Administration in the promotion of e-invoice in SMEs

Mr Robin Jarvis pdf - 70 KB [70 KB] - E-invoicing from the users perspective

Panel discussion: “How to achieve interoperability in a multi-player environment?”

Mr Charles Bryant pdf - 103 KB [103 KB] - Introduction to the session

Mr Chiel Liezenberg pdf - 4 MB [4 MB] - What problem are we trying to solve?

Mr Andre Hoddevik pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] - PEPPOL – addressing the interoperability of e-invoicing

Panel discussion: “Is the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice standard meeting user requirements?”

Mr David Dobbing pdf - 96 KB [96 KB] - Introduction to the session

Mr Jostein Fromyr pdf - 3 MB [3 MB] - The UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice

Mrs Liliana Fratini Passi pdf - 3 MB [3 MB] - Stakeholders’ perspective on the Cross Industry Invoice

Mr John Ketchell pdf - 112 KB [112 KB] - eInvoicing standardization in Europe

Panel discussion: “The VAT legislative framework for electronic invoices”

Mr Rolf Diemer pdf - 900 KB [900 KB] - Introduction to the session

Mr Santiago Segarra pdf - 356 KB [356 KB] - The new VAT legislative framework for electronic invoices: A Tax Agency´s point of view

Mr Jean-Daniel Rouvinez pdf - 31 KB [31 KB] - Measures guaranteeing integrity & authenticity: views from businesses

Mr Stefan Engel-Flechsig pdf - 982 KB [982 KB] - Perspectives for Effective Electronic Invoicing in Europe