CEN - Working Towards a European Standard

The European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) Technical Committee 434 was established in 2014 to define the Electronic Invoicing standard in the context of the EU Directive 2014/55. A public consultation on the Standardization Request assigned to CEN PC434 ran from December 2015 to March 2016, generating more than 600 comments (185 editorial, 133 general, 310 technical) of which numerous comments related to national legal matters.

The weighted percentage of national members approving the Standardization Request was 66,07%, less than the 70% required for approval. CEN TC 434 is currently addressing the comments and has established a schedule to finalise its work on the draft European Standard. The final stages of the test preparation are currently ongoing and will occur from the middle of July until the end of October. Once the formal vote for approval takes place and the required 70% weighted approval rate is attained, the European e-Invoicing Standard will be published during 2017.

For more information, please contact Antonio Caccia.