PEPPOL

[serge_girard]

Hello,

Anybody busy with PEPPOL?

Introduction to openPeppol and BIS
This Peppol BIS provides a set of specifications for implementing a Peppol business process.

This specification, is a Core Invoice Usage Specification (CIUS) of EN 16931, following the guidance given in chapter 7 of the EN 16931. Any instance documents compliant to this specification will be compliant with the European Standard (EN 16931).

From 1-1-2026 it will be mandatory to use this system in order to exchange/send invoices. I now send invoices in PDF via e-mail and this will be forbidden from this date...

So if anybody has experience...

Greetings, Serge

[edk]

Hi Serge.
From what I know, to connect to the PEPPOL network, companies need to use a PEPPOL access point, usually from an external service provider such as Data Interchange. As the name suggests, access points act as a gateway to the PEPPOL network, allowing electronic documents to be sent and received to/from other organizations that are connected to the access point. So, you need to use the services of one of the available EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) providers that is connected to the PEPPOL network. In my case, this is Comarch, with whom I exchange invoices using xml files (each EDI provider may have its own specifications). It is the EDI provider's job to transform this data into PEPPOL. Such a document is sent to the EDI provider of the e-invoice recipient and this provider transforms the data into a data format agreed with the recipient.

Sender --> Sender EDI Provider (PEPPOL Access Point) --> PEPPOL NETWORK --> Recipient EDI Provider (PEPPOL Access Point) --> Recipient

[serge_girard]

Thanks Edward, I will look at it and may contact you again!

Serge