Belgian B2B requirement
Since 1 January 2026, structured e-invoicing is required for Belgian B2B transactions within the legal scope. Exceptions and specific scenarios must be checked; there is no identical blanket B2C mandate.
EN 16931
European semantic standard describing a shared electronic-invoice model: supplier, customer, amounts, taxes, due dates, references and validation rules.
Peppol BIS Billing
An interoperability specification and document profile based on EN 16931, exchanged through a network of access points. Organisations can use an accredited provider rather than operating an access point themselves.
Where integrations fail
VAT mapping, rounding, addresses, participant identifiers, credit notes, units, purchase orders, delivery states and ERP/accounting reconciliation. A syntactically valid XML may still be operationally wrong.
At a glance
| Term | Function |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 | European semantic invoice model |
| Peppol BIS | Document profile and validation |
| Peppol network | Interoperable delivery through providers |
How SFERE can support
SFERE: ERP data and rules review, integration, exchange testing and exception handling. No in-house operated Peppol access point.
Official laws, standards & publisher resources
This is an editorial explanation. Verify consolidated laws, applicable standards and interpretations for your activity, country and date. Full standards may require a licence.