Mandatory e-invoicing in France. 2026 and 2027 dates, approved platforms.

Yes, for every business liable for VAT and established in France, whatever its size, micro-businesses included. Since 1 September 2026, all must be able to receive electronic invoices. Issuing has been mandatory since that date for large and intermediate-sized companies, and will be from 1 September 2027 for SMEs and micro-businesses.

An operator registered by the French tax authority to issue, transmit and receive electronic invoices and to transmit data to the administration. A solution that is not registered, such as management software, must go through an approved platform. That is the case for Orizen, which works with partner approved platforms. The official list is published on impots.gouv.fr.

To route each electronic invoice to the customer's receiving platform. Managed by the State and fed by the approved platforms, it can be searched free of charge from the SIREN to check your registration and your customers'.

The transmission to the administration, through an approved platform, of data on sales that do not give rise to an electronic invoice between French businesses (sales to consumers, transactions with foreign parties) and payment data for certain services. It follows the e-invoicing timeline.

The reform provides for a penalty regime. For the start-up phase, the administration announces an educational approach: no penalties for businesses engaged in a serious compliance effort, without the obligation being suspended.

Not necessarily. According to the DGFiP, as of 1 August 2026, more than ten of the 150 approved platforms offered free or no-extra-cost plans for essential needs. In Orizen, e-invoicing is part of the Sales administration module, presented on the Pricing page.