Format
EN 16931 (European e-invoicing standard)
The European standard for electronic invoicing. It defines a semantic data model of the core elements of an e-invoice and lists the syntaxes that may carry it (UBL 2.1 and UN/CEFACT CII).
Key points
- Part 1 (EN 16931-1:2017) defines the semantic data model and business rules; Part 2 (CEN/TS 16931-2:2017) names the two mandatory syntaxes, UBL 2.1 and UN/CEFACT CII; Part 3 contains the syntax bindings.
- Directive 2014/55/EU requires public contracting authorities in the EU to accept and process e-invoices that comply with EN 16931, at least for procurement above EU thresholds.
- Countries narrow or extend the model with a CIUS (Core Invoice Usage Specification) or an extension; XRechnung, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, NLCIUS, CIUS-PT and RO_CIUS are examples.
- The standard is developed and published by CEN; copies are distributed via national standards bodies.
Countries using it
Countries whose official sources name this format (or a format based on it), in our data.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Sources
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