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Jul 30, 2026
France has published an implementing order updating the legal framework for its mandatory B2B e-invoicing regime, just one month before the first phase of the country's rollout begins on 1 September 2026.
Sep 16, 2026
Drawing on early implementation experience and observations from organisations already exchanging live invoices, we will explore where compliance challenges are emerging and how businesses can avoid spending the months after go-live resolving preventable data problems.
Jul 13, 2026
On 10th July, the French tax authorities published a Practical Guide to Support the Implementation of the Reform, providing businesses with operational guidance ahead of the country's B2B e-invoicing mandate on 1st September 2026.
Jul 10, 2026
France has become the world's largest Peppol market, less than a year after DGFiP became France's Peppol Authority. According to PeppolCheck, France had 1,399,400 businesses registered on Peppol as of 8th July 2026.
Jul 7, 2026
France has published an updated version of its AFNOR XP Z12-014 B2B Business Use Cases standard, providing further guidance on how the country's e-invoicing ecosystem is expected to operate ahead of the first mandatory phase of the reform on 1st September 2026.
Jul 6, 2026
With around 50 days to go until France's B2B e-invoicing mandate is due to begin on 1st September 2026, speculation is growing over whether the government will delay the programme for a third time.
Jul 6, 2026
France has published a further set of technical specifications supporting its B2B e-invoicing mandate, with AFNOR releasing additional documentation covering business use cases, data flows and third-party interactions less than two months before the first phase of mandatory implementation begins on
Jun 29, 2026
With just weeks remaining until France's 1st September e-invoicing go-live, DGFiP has indicated that while penalties remain in force, businesses able to demonstrate genuine implementation efforts are less likely to face immediate enforcement action.
Jun 16, 2026
France's tax authority, DGFiP, has published new guidance clarifying e-reporting obligations for foreign businesses that are VAT registered in France but do not have a permanent establishment in the country.
Jun 16, 2026
France's e-invoicing programme reached another readiness milestone this month, with the number of Plateformes Agréées (PAs) actively exchanging invoices in the pilot environment increasing from 17 to 25.
May 13, 2026
France is signalling a more pragmatic enforcement approach for its September 2026 B2B e-invoicing mandate, despite lawmakers earlier rejecting proposals for a formal two-year grace period within the country’s 2026 Finance Bill.
