France e-Invoicing News and Updates
Every France e-invoicing change recorded here: 11 updates, newest first, each cited to its official source. Last change logged 30 September 2026.
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September 2026
France
Technical Update
DGFiP publishes its official e-reporting doctrine
The DGFiP published its first BOFiP commentary on transaction and payment data reporting. It confirms the 1 September 2026 and 1 September 2027 calendar, adds single VAT groups to the 2026 wave, and applies reporting to VAT-registered public bodies from 1 September 2026 whatever their size. Commentary on e-invoicing itself will follow.
France
Timeline Update
B2B
Register of approved platforms refreshed after go-live
The DGFiP refreshed its register of approved platforms on 10 September 2026, the modification date shown on the official list page and the first update published since the reform started. The list of operators that have passed the interoperability tests now holds 149 operators, one fewer than the 150 published on 19 August. The second list, of operators with a complete application awaiting definitive registration, is unchanged at 16.
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France
New Mandate
B2B
Reform starts: receiving compulsory, large and intermediate-sized enterprises issue
The generalised B2B e-invoicing reform started on 1 September 2026 . Every VAT-registered business established in France must now be able to receive e-invoices through an approved platform, while large and intermediate-sized enterprises also issue electronically and report transaction data. The ministry reported more than 4 million businesses with a declared reception address and 66 per cent of the core target signed up to a platform, and said no penalty would be applied to any business in 2026. The DGFiP updated its reform page the same day and staffed a helpline on 0 806 807 807.
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August 2026
France
Technical Update
B2B
Continuing cybersecurity duties set for approved platforms
The Minister for Public Action and Public Accounts met the approved platforms at Bercy on 26 August 2026 and set out cybersecurity requirements that continue after registration: a status report to the administration before the end of September 2026, immediate reporting of any cyber incident and generalised intrusion testing from autumn 2026. A platform that cannot show it holds the required security level will have its operations suspended.
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France
Timeline Update
B2B
Register of approved platforms updated again
The DGFiP refreshed its register of approved platforms on 19 August 2026, the modification date shown on the official list page, less than two weeks before the mandate starts. The register is published in two parts: operators that have passed the interoperability tests, and operators with a complete application awaiting final registration.
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July 2026
France
Technical Update
B2B
Decree and order complete the regulatory framework
Décret n° 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 and the arrêté of the same date were published in the Journal officiel and took effect the next day. They align Annex II of the CGI with the approved platform model, set certification by accredited bodies with a surveillance audit, add rules for moving between platforms, and fix the accepted syntaxes: the EN 16931 and EXTENDED-CTC-FR profiles in CII and UBL plus a mixed XML and PDF/A-3 format, all against AFNOR standard XP Z12-012.
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France
Timeline Update
B2B
Minister confirms the 1 September start and a start-up tolerance
After the eleventh meeting of the e-invoicing relay community on 10 July, the Minister for Public Action and Public Accounts confirmed the calendar and stated that there would be no penalties at start-up for good-faith businesses that meet difficulties. Two million businesses had declared an approved receiving platform, out of 130 then listed. The DGFiP published a practical start-up guide the same day and opened a helpline.
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June 2026
France
Timeline Update
B2B
DGFiP register of approved platforms updated again
The DGFiP updated its official register of approved platforms (plateformes agréées) on 23 June 2026, the modification date shown on the official list page. The register keeps growing ahead of the 1 September 2026 start of the receiving obligation and the issuing obligation for large and intermediate companies.
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February 2026
France
Penalty Update
B2B
Finance Act for 2026 settles the e-invoicing framework
France promulgated the Finance Act for 2026 on 19 February 2026. Article 123 of LOI n° 2026-103 rewrites Articles 289 bis, 289 E, 290, 290 A and 290 B of the CGI: approved platform (plateforme agréée) replaces partner platform, the central directory carries the addressing data, the e-invoicing fine in Article 1737 rises to EUR 50 per invoice capped at EUR 15,000 a year, Article 1788 D sets EUR 500 per missed transmission for taxpayers and EUR 750 for platforms, and payment data reporting is limited to operations on which VAT falls due on collection.
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January 2026
France
Timeline Update
B2B
DGFiP Publishes First Register of 101 Approved Platforms
The DGFiP published the first official register of approved platforms (plateformes agréées) on 16 January 2026, listing 101 platforms. The register continues to grow ahead of the issuing obligation from 1 September 2026 (large and intermediate companies) and 1 September 2027 (SMEs and micro businesses).
September 2025
France
Technical Update
B2B
Central e-invoicing directory opens for consultation
The DGFiP and the AIFE opened the consultation service of the e-invoicing directory on 18 September 2025, with 80 platforms connected and more than 120,000 companies registered as able to exchange e-invoices. The directory and the data concentrator are the two roles the public invoicing portal retains after the State dropped its free invoice exchange service.
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United Arab Emirates
Brazil
Côte d'Ivoire
Germany
Slovakia
China
Denmark
Spain
Malaysia
Poland
Romania
Argentina
Chile
Greece
Sri Lanka
Malawi
Oman
Vietnam
Belgium
Burundi
Republic of the Congo
Croatia
Indonesia
North Macedonia
Mauritius
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
United Kingdom
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Moldova
Niger
Portugal
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Bolivia
Estonia
Fiji
Hungary
India
Iran
Laos
Liberia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Serbia
Singapore
Sierra Leone
Vanuatu