Open Bee PDP: Manage Your Electronic Invoices in France
Electronic Invoicing: The Time is Now!
The electronic invoicing reform in France, mandatory starting in 2026, requires all French businesses to transmit outgoing invoices and receive supplier invoices in electronic format via a PDP (Partner Dematerialization Platform).
Partner Dematerialization Platforms (PDPs) play a critical role in this new digital landscape by ensuring compliance, security, and interoperability in electronic invoice exchanges.
Open Bee is proudly listed among the Partner Dematerialization Platforms (PDPs) approved by the French tax authorities!
Key Steps for Mandatory Electronic Invoicing in France
Receiving Invoices for All Businesses (Starting September 2026)
All businesses in France will be required to choose a PDP to receive their invoices, even those not yet obligated to issue electronic invoices at this stage.
Issuing Invoices for Medium and Large Enterprises (Starting September 2026)
From September 2026, Medium and Large Enterprises (ETIs and MGE) will be mandated to use a PDP for issuing their invoices and e-reporting.
Generalization of Invoice Issuance for All Businesses, Including Small and Micro Enterprises
From September 2027, all businesses, including SMEs and micro-enterprises, will be required to use a PDP for issuing electronic invoices and e-reporting.
Invoice and Data Flows Now Centralized Through PDPs
Key Players in the Electronic Invoices Reform in France
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PDPs (Partner Dematerialization Platforms)
The only entities authorized to directly transmit electronic invoices to their recipients and send data to the tax authorities (e-reporting).
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Public Invoicing Portal (PPF)
Its role will now be limited to managing the taxpayer directory and acting as a central hub for tax data.
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Dematerialization Operators (ODs)
Not authorized to directly transmit invoices to recipients. They must rely on a PDP to complete this transmission.
Why Choose Open Bee’s PDP?
As a Document Management System (DMS) solution among the candidate PDPs, Open Bee stands out with advanced dematerialization services specifically designed to optimize comprehensive document management.
- Process Automation: Our PDP enables automated invoice management, streamlining processing and reducing manual errors.
- Secure Long-Term Archiving: Open Bee also provides secure archiving with continuous access to the complete invoice history.
- Advanced Analytics Features: We offer analytical tools that deliver insights into invoicing flows, supporting strategic decision-making.
- Enhanced Security: With advanced security protocols, Open Bee ensures robust data protection and full compliance with current security standards.
Our commitments
Solution certified AFNOR NF Software Digital safe component solution
Open Bee is registered as a PDP by the DGFIP.
GDPR compliant software
Solution certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013
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Our Documentation
- Enhance collaboration & improve operational efficiency
Education School, University
- Catalogue: Make document management a breeze
With a proven expertise in paperless and workflows operations, we will help you digitizing your document related business processes to gain agility, visibility, scalability and profitability
- Datasheet: Streamline your accounts payable processes
Open Bee’s Accounts Payable solution automates every phase of supplier invoices processing, from the approval of the document to the creation of an accounting book entry in the ERP/business
Frequently Asked Questions
2026 Invoice Reform
How Does It Work for International Businesses?
The mandatory electronic invoicing reform in France applies only to companies established in France and subject to VAT for transactions with other VAT-registered businesses within the country. International transactions, including exports outside the EU and intra-community exchanges, are not covered by the e-invoicing obligation.
However, businesses must still comply with e-reporting requirements by transmitting data on transactions excluded from e-invoicing to the tax authorities, through the Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP). This ensures that all revenue data is correctly reported, even for transactions beyond the reform’s scope.
What is E-Invoicing and Why is it Important?
E-invoicing in France refers to the process of issuing, transmitting, and receiving invoices in a structured digital format that complies with specific standards: mandatory invoice details, authorized formats under the reform, and established methods for sending and transmitting data.
- Mandatory Invoice Formats: Factur-X, UBL, or CII
- Methods for Sending Invoices: Businesses are required to choose from three invoice exchange methods, each ensuring fiscal security: Fiscal EDI, Qualified Electronic Signature, and a Reliable Audit Trail (RAT).
What Are the Practical Aspects for Businesses When Issuing Invoices?
The responsibility for issuing invoices will remain with your ERP, which must be configured to generate invoices containing all mandatory details. Once the invoice is issued, it will be transmitted to the Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP).
At this stage, the PDP will verify the invoice’s compliance with the french reform requirements.
If the invoice is non-compliant, it will be rejected by the PDP and must be corrected. If compliant, the invoice will be transmitted between your PDP and your client’s PDP, then sent to the Public Invoicing Portal (PPF).
At the end of the process, the invoicing data will be automatically transmitted to the tax authorities. This mechanism is known as the “Y-schema,” which illustrates the flow of information from the issuer, through the PDPs, to the tax authorities.
What is E-Reporting and How is it Linked to E-Invoicing?
E-reporting is an extension of e-invoicing. It involves transmitting all data related to transactions and commercial exchanges to the tax authorities via the Public Invoicing Portal (PPF). These transmissions must occur at specific intervals, determined by the company’s VAT taxation regime. E-reporting ensures that all commercial transactions are properly recorded and reported to the tax authorities.
