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Spotlight PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 The EU e-invoicing mandate is here — France Sept 2026, Belgium Jan 2026, Germany 2025.

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

Peppol billing specification, a CIUS of EN 16931 for the Peppol network.

Definition

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 restricts the EN 16931 semantic model (Core Invoice) and binds it to the OASIS UBL 2.1 syntax (Invoice and CreditNote). It adds Peppol-specific business rules and is exchanged over the Peppol network under the 4-corner model, making it the reference B2G billing format in many EU countries.

Origin

Published and maintained by OpenPeppol AISBL as a compliant CIUS of the CEN/TC 434 standard EN 16931-1; the profile uses the OASIS Universal Business Language 2.1 schemas.

Example in context

<cbc:CustomizationID>urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0</cbc:CustomizationID>

  • EN 16931 — the European standard that BIS Billing constrains as a CIUS.
  • CIUS — the compliant usage specification mechanism.

Last updated: June 20, 2026