Central Electronic System of Payment information (CESOP) – Website EU

The Council has adopted a legislative package requiring payment service providers to transmit information on cross-border payments and their beneficiaries to Member State administrations.
This information will be centralized in a European database called CESOP and made available to anti-fraud experts via a network called Eurofisc.
The objective is to detect possible VAT fraud carried out by sellers established in another Member State or non-EU country.
The measure respects data protection rules and implementation will begin on January 1, 2024.
The European Commission works with Member States’ tax administrations and payment service providers in an expert group to implement the proposal.
The group helps create the electronic standard form for data transmission and identify technical measures for establishing and maintaining CESOP.
The Commission has published a call for applications to renew the membership of the expert group.