Further Materials Approved by CEN
European Commission 2017
After the positive results on the semantic data model and the list of syntaxes of the European eInvoicing standard, the European Commission is happy to announce the following documents have been unanimously approved by European Committee for Standardisation (CEN):
- CEN/TS 16931-3-1 Syntax binding methodology
- CEN/TR 16931-4 Transmission guidelines
- CEN/TR 16931-5 Extension methodology
Owing to continued efforts by CEN to validate the necessary material, official publication of the European eInvoicing standard remains foreseen in the next months.
Supporting eInvoicing in Europe
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) building blocks support the establishment of cross-border digital services in Europe. The CEF eInvoicing building block promotes the uptake and accelerates the use of eInvoicing in full compliance with the European standard, amongst both public and private entities established in the EU.
The CEF eInvoicing building block promotes the uptake and accelerates the use of eInvoicing in full compliance with the European standard, amongst both public and private entities established in the EU.
Grant Funding
The European Commission also supports eInvoicing with grant funding. Funding from CEF helps applicants put the appropriate technical solutions and organisational set-up in place to ensure that authorities can receive and process eInvoices, respecting the (coming) standard. Owing to the high-demand for grant funding to support eInvoicing, the European Commission has increased the indicative level of funding to €10 million in 2017. See the CEF Telecom Work Programme for more.
The CEF eInvoicing Readiness Checker
The eInvoicing Readiness Checker is a tool designed for Public Entities to assess their compliance with the Directive 2014/55/EU and is a key service of the CEF eInvoicing building block. It allows Public Entities to check their level of readiness to exchange eInvoices with Service & Solution Providers in compliance with the Directive, and receive recommendations on what the next steps are to be compliant. Users of the tool can achieve this by creating a profile, either as a Public Entity or Service & Solution Provider.
For more information on how CEF eInvoicing is Connecting Europe visit CEF Digital 2018.