Scope
All Member States’ sub and central contracting authorities and entities fall within the scope of the directive. That is, over 300 000 public administrations throughout Europe are affected. Below is a summary of the most important aspects of the new directives.
Important dates
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Contracting authorities and entities are required to be e-invoice ready by the latest of April 18, 2019.
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Sub-central contracting authorities and entities may be granted an extended deadline of April 18, 2020 if such optional deadline extensions have been exercised by the Member State.
Link to the Directive 2014/55/EU – Version in English
Pagero – Are you ready for the upcoming EU Directive 2014/55/EU?
Pagero – Consequences of non-compliance with EU Directive 2014/55/EU
| Country | Newsitem | In force | Link to the legislation | Other legislation |
| Austria | ||||
| Belgium | Link | 01 Apr 2019 | Law of April 7, 2019 | |
| Bulgaria | ||||
| Croatia | ||||
| Cyprus | ||||
| Czech Republic | ||||
| Denmark | Link | |||
| Estonia | ||||
| Finland | ||||
| France | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| Greece | Link | Draft | ||
| Hungary | Link | 18 Apr 2019 | Act CXLIII of 2015 | |
| Ireland | ||||
| Italy | 01 Feb 2019 | Legislative Decree no 148 of 27 December 2018 | Implementing rules | |
| Latvia | ||||
| Lithuania | ||||
| Luxembourg | ||||
| Malta | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
| Poland | Link | 01 Jan 2020 | ||
| Portugal | Link | 01 Apr 2020 | ||
| Romania | Link | |||
| Slovakia | ||||
| Slovenia | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| Sweden | Digg.se | 01 Apr 2019 | Lag 2018?1277 | |
| United Kingdom |
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