France Mandates Businesses to Appoint PDP for e-Invoicing by 2026: Boosting Competitiveness and Compliance

• France’s e-invoicing mandate will be in effect in 2026
• Expected to improve payment times and streamline invoicing processes
• All businesses must be able to receive electronic invoices by September 1, 2026
• Large and medium-sized enterprises must issue electronic invoices by the same date
• Small and medium-sized enterprises, along with microenterprises, must issue electronic invoices by September 1, 2027
• A network of registered Platform de Dématérialisation Partenaire (PDP) providers will facilitate e-invoice exchanges
• More than 70 PDPs have already been provisionally registered by the French tax authority
• The French public portal will be a directory, not a platform for invoice exchange.

Source: sharedserviceslink.com

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