Press Release: Electronic invoicing in public procurement

On 14 April 2014, at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting that took place in Luxembourg, the Council of the European Union approved a directive aimed at spreading the use of new technologies in public tenders.

The directive will contribute to improving the functioning of the internal market by reducing the obstacles to entering the market, especially for SMEs, and by solving the problem of the compatibility of different e-invoicing systems in various member states. The processes will become faster and less costly.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: E-invoicing: European Parliament backs Commission proposal to eliminate barriers to cross-border public procurement http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-e-invoicing-european-parliament-backs-commission-proposal-to-eliminate-barriers-to-cross-border-public-procurement/

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