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Conservazione sostitutiva

Legally-valid digital archiving of FatturaPA invoices in Italy.

Definition

Conservazione sostitutiva (digital preservation a norma) replaces paper archiving with a process run by a Responsabile della conservazione, producing an archival package (pacchetto di archiviazione) sealed by a qualified timestamp (marca temporale) and digital signature. For invoices it runs for 10 years. The Agenzia delle Entrate offers free preservation for invoices passing through the SdI, but the legal obligation remains the taxpayer's.

Origin

Framed by the Codice dell'Amministrazione Digitale (D.Lgs. 82/2005) and the Linee Guida sulla formazione, gestione e conservazione dei documenti informatici issued by AgID.

Example in context

Preservation manifest: pacchetto di archiviazione = batch of FatturaPA + IPdA index + marca temporale + Responsabile della conservazione's signature, frozen for 10 years.

  • FatturaPA — the preserved document.
  • SdI — offers an optional preservation service.

Last updated: June 20, 2026