Task 5:
Interconnection of service providers
Ahti Allikas
Jari Salo

FRAMEWORK FOR EMERGING NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE OF INVOICE
OPERATORS THROUGHOUT EUROPE
eInvoicing & Compliance

Group Members
Ahti Allikas (Chair) Peter Potgieser
Jari Salo (Tech. ed.) Franco Ruggieri
Francis Berthomieu Heli Salmi
Maria Jesús Garcia Giso Schoder
Martin Christian Tanner
Guido Colonnelli Vito Umberto Vavalli
Sören Lennartson Lothar Winkelbauer
Oliver van der
Linden
eInvoicing & Compliance

Agenda
Introduction of working group 5
Why interconnectivity is important?
Main topics
points under discussion
recommendations to be made
Topics out of scope
References
eInvoicing & Compliance

Why interconnectivity is important?
Growth from 2006 to 2007
700
Service providers
600
B2B eInvoices (Mill.)
500
400 B2B Participants
(thousands)
300
200
E-Invoicing & EBPP
100 European Market Overview
0 February 2007
2006 2007 (Bruno Koch, Billentis)
eInvoicing & Compliance

Main objective for TG5
development of interconnectivity criteria
for eInvoice operators in Europe;
development a validation criteria for
eInvoice operator;
drafting a recommendation for common
eInvoice address registry structure
within EU
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… in order to:
to develop a common basis for eInvoice
operators in different country;
to ensure smooth and reliable eInvoice
traffic between operators;
to simplify the eInvoice addressing;
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Topics covered–
Interconnection Scenarios
Domestic, cross-border, regional
One or many operators
Operator 1 Operator 2 3
Operator Customer
Supplier Operator
Supplier
1
Operator 2 Customer
Operator Criterias
Conversion Challenges
Authenticity and Integrity (WG3)
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Topics covered–
Third party services
Address Registry
minimum data content
basic user and security features
addressing schemes
Operator Certification
validation criteria for operators
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Topics covered –
Interconnection between operators #1
Legal requirements for operators
WG2 – Compliance of electronic invoices
Addressing and routing
Different addressing schemas
Different address options
Functional acknowledgement
next party acknowledgment
end-to-end acknowledgment
eInvoicing & Compliance

Topics covered –
Interconnection between operators #2
Format conversion between operators
definition of original invoice
question about content and/or format
Common format
minimum data content
Interconnectivity agreements
minimum requirements
operations and SLA
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Example of basic documentation
CEN CWA 15581, Guidelines for eInvoicing
Service Providers
UN/CEFACT Recommendation 26, The
Commercial Use of Interchange Agreements
for Electronic Data Interchange
Finnish eInvoicing Forum: Service Level
Criteria for Operators
Guide D’interoperabilite des plateformes de
dematerialisation fiscale de factures by
EDIFrance
to be completed
eInvoicing & Compliance

Topics out of scope
Commercial models between operators
VAT issues
Legal issues for eInvoice content
Core components and other technical
specifications
Recommendations on technical
solutions
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Co-operation with e-Invoicing Expert Group
Common member(s)
Regular discussions
Exchange of deliverables
eInvoicing & Compliance

Thank you
Questions/comments?