In particular, the Polish Ministry of Economy will become the PEPPOL Authority with the role to oversee the governance of the network and the implementation of the PEPPOL-based solutions at the national level.
The draft Directive on electronic invoicing in public procurement recognises that the multiplicity of non-interoperable standards results in excessive complexity, legal uncertainty and additional operating costs for economic operators using e-Invoicing across Member States. The scope of the Directive which applies to electronic invoices received by contracting authorities, issued as a result of the performance of public contracts, stresses the key role of the public sector in ensuring interoperability and standardisation.
The main goal of the OpenPEPPOL community is to continue spreading adoption of e-procurement amongst European governments, promoting simplification through implementation of the PEPPOL specifications and by connecting previously isolated islands of e-procurement to form the PEPPOL network.
After one year of operation, the OpenPEPPOL Association counts almost 80 member organisations from the private and public sector across 17 countries, with over 60 Access Point providers available to connect suppliers and contracting authorities to the open network where standards-based documents are exchanged.
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