Country fact sheets: eInvoicing in Norway

eInvoicing Country Factsheets for each Member State & other countries

• In Norway, all central authorities have been required to receive and process invoices electronically since 2011.
• In 2012, it became mandatory for suppliers of central government entities to send invoices electronically, compliant with the European standard on eInvoicing.
• As of April 2, 2019, it is mandatory for all public contracting authorities to receive and process eInvoices, which must comply with Directive 2014/55/EU and the Peppol eDelivery network.
• The eInvoicing process is mostly automated and can be handled through a single provider, with no need for new bilateral connections.
• The Norwegian eProcurement infrastructure is built around the Peppol Business Interoperability Specifications and the Peppol eDelivery Network.
• The goal is to digitize the entire order-to-pay process.
• No electronic signature is required for eInvoices, and the archiving period is five years.
• The implementation of eInvoicing at sub-central level aims to reduce costs and administrative burden and contribute to process automation.
• Norway has fully implemented the European standard on eInvoicing.

Source ec.europa.eu

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