Country fact sheets: eInvoicing in Norway

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.

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