Summary
- France has confirmed its e-invoicing and e-reporting requirements will proceed as planned — the DGFiP will not delay the timeline. Mid-sized and large companies must comply from 1 September 2026, while SMEs and micro-enterprises must issue from 1 September 2027. [pincvision.com], [sovos.com]
- France published a guide addressing 29 practical questions and introduced a “pragmatic start-up approach”: businesses facing genuine, documented operational difficulties may temporarily use PDF or paper invoices, provided they demonstrate active work toward compliance (contracts with approved platforms, system tests, support tickets, progress records). [pincvision.com]
- Organisations demonstrating good-faith efforts benefit from softened penalty enforcement through January 2027 (extended to 31 December 2026 at the 10 July meeting), after which standard penalties apply. This is a soft landing, not a formal postponement — the legal 1 September 2026 calendar holds. [pincvision.com], [vatcalc.com]
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