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CEF eInvoicing: Recording Published - Interactive Webinar #10: CIUS including PEPPOL CIUS

European Commission 2018


In May 2018, the European Commission launched a second round of live webinars exploring electronic invoicing (eInvoicing) respecting the recently published European standard.

On Tuesday 19 June, an interactive webinar provided participants with information on the CIUS (Core Invoice Usage Specifications), including the PEPPOL CIUS.

Participants at this webinar had an opportunity to learn about:

  • The CIUS concept - its meaning, usage, compliance and documentation
  • PEPPOL CIUS - benefits, challenges and country-specific requirements

Upcoming Webinars

This webinar was part of a series that will cover the most relevant eInvoicing topics. Follow us to receive the latest updates on CEF eInvoicing and upcoming events.

We invite you to vote on your preferred topics to be addressed in the upcoming webinars. You can also add topics to the list below.



Background and CIUS Concept

European legislation (Directive 2014/55/EU on eInvoicing in public procurement) calls for a European standard on eInvoicing to prevent the proliferation of differing eInvoices in the Single Market. Working at a syntax level, the European standard helps increase cross-border interoperability and so support business and administration in Europe.

The European standard on electronic invoicing enables cross-border, interoperable eInvoicing in Europe. To this end, it introduces the concept of a "core invoice" – a limited, but sufficient, and commonly used set of information elements supporting generally applicable invoice-related functionalities. Still, not every contracting authority needs (or may be allowed to use) all elements available in the core invoice. To support this, the European standard defines the concept of the Core Invoice Usage Specification (CIUS), which allows to restrict the core invoice.

While a CIUS is a useful and compliant way to support tailored implementations needed from sector or national practices, the overarching objectives of interoperability and minimisation of costs established by Directive 2014/55 must be respected. Understanding the concept of CIUS, and especially if and how to use it, is therefore fundamental to understand how to implement the European standard.

CEF eInvoicing

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eInvoicing building block serves to support public administrations in complying with Directive 2014/55/EU, and helps solution providers adapt their services accordingly. To do so, CEF eInvoicing makes the following services available:

Finally, in 2018 CEF makes an indicative €5 million in grant funding available to support the adoption of solutions compliant with the European standard on eInvoicing. Apply now for eInvoicing grants, the call closes on 18 September 2018.