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What Is the EU E-Invoicing Directive (2014/55/EU)?
This is an EU procurement law. The EU directive requiring public buyers to receive and process electronic invoices that follow the European standard for e-invoicing.
What does the directive require?
Public buyers must be able to receive and process electronic invoices that comply with the European standard EN 16931.
Do suppliers have to send e-invoices?
The directive itself targets buyers, but many countries, including Sweden, Norway and Finland, go further and require suppliers to send e-invoices to the public sector.
How are e-invoices usually sent?
Often through the Peppol network, using national formats based on the European standard, such as EHF in Norway.
