{"id":11820,"date":"2023-07-10T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voxelgroup.net\/blog\/?p=11820"},"modified":"2023-09-14T12:47:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:47:11","slug":"legislative-developments-in-europe-e-invoicing-in-germany-and-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voxelgroup.net\/blog\/en\/legislative-developments-in-europe-e-invoicing-in-germany-and-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative developments in Europe: e-invoicing in Germany and Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> 2<\/span> minutos<\/span><\/span>

*Last update: 09\/14\/2023<\/p>\n

European countries are making progress in implementing electronic invoicing in all areas. Italy is a great example of the benefits entailed by digitalizing this process in the corporate sector. For some years now, the European Union itself has incentivized the use of the e-invoice for transactions with the public administration. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In today’s blog, we analyze the direction taken by Germany and Greece.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germany proposes implementing a mandatory e-invoice for B2B transaction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This past month of April, the German Ministry of the Treasury<\/a> published a consultation on the mandatory electronic invoice for transactions between companies (B2B). Once this consultation period has elapsed, the German government’s proposal is to implement an electronic invoicing system where data is sent to the government and the recipient simultaneously<\/strong>, in other words, authorization from the public administration will not be required prior to issuing an invoice. Companies will be able to use the public electronic invoice platform or any private platform that meets the established requirements.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Germany wants to modify other laws like the tax and commercial law, so that electronic invoices will be legally valid and for paper documents to no longer be legal. The German government also wants to regulate the authenticity, origin, legibility and integrity of invoices.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Finance recommended to Parliament that the mandatory e-invoicing system should come into force on 1 January 2025. However, the recent draft of the Opportunities for Growth Act delays the start date to January 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Greece published a schedule for implementing a B2G mandatory electronic invoice<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The mandatory electronic invoice for transactions between companies and public administrations (B2G) will be a reality in Greece<\/strong>. It is established this way by Law 4412 of the Hellenic republic on Public Works, Public Contracting and Services.<\/p>\n

Public administrations are already required to receive and process structured documents. The new requirements is that from now on, public suppliers must issue electronic invoices in accordance with the European regulation.<\/p>\n

This mandatory requirement will begin soon and will be implemented gradually.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are the public agencies that are required to use the e-invoice beginning on September 12, 2023<\/strong>:<\/p>\n