EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020
(Corrigendum)Electronic invoicing - Part 1: Semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard establishes a semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice. The semantic model includes only the essential information elements that an electronic invoice needs to ensure legal (including fiscal) compliance and to enable interoperability for cross-border, cross sector and for domestic trade. The semantic model may be used by organizations in the private and the public sector for public procurement invoicing. It may also be used for invoicing between private sector enterprises. It has not been specifically designed for invoicing consumers.
This European Standard complies at least with the following criteria:
- it is technologically neutral;
- it is compatible with relevant international standards on electronic invoicing;
- the application of this standard should comply with the requirements for the protection of personal data of Directive 95/46/EC, having due regard to the principles of privacy and data protection by-design, data minimization, purpose limitation, necessity and proportionality;
- it is consistent with the relevant provisions of Directive 2006/112/EC [2];
- it allows for the establishment of practical, user-friendly, flexible and cost-efficient electronic invoicing systems;
- it takes into account the special needs of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as of sub-central contracting authorities and contracting entities;
- it is suitable for use in commercial transactions between enterprises.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 28-Jul-2020
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 434 - Project Committee - Electronic Invoicing
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 434 - Project Committee - Electronic Invoicing
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 18-Mar-2026
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 25-Mar-2026
- Effective Date
- 11-May-2020
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020 is a corrigendum published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Electronic invoicing - Part 1: Semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice". This standard covers: This European Standard establishes a semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice. The semantic model includes only the essential information elements that an electronic invoice needs to ensure legal (including fiscal) compliance and to enable interoperability for cross-border, cross sector and for domestic trade. The semantic model may be used by organizations in the private and the public sector for public procurement invoicing. It may also be used for invoicing between private sector enterprises. It has not been specifically designed for invoicing consumers. This European Standard complies at least with the following criteria: - it is technologically neutral; - it is compatible with relevant international standards on electronic invoicing; - the application of this standard should comply with the requirements for the protection of personal data of Directive 95/46/EC, having due regard to the principles of privacy and data protection by-design, data minimization, purpose limitation, necessity and proportionality; - it is consistent with the relevant provisions of Directive 2006/112/EC [2]; - it allows for the establishment of practical, user-friendly, flexible and cost-efficient electronic invoicing systems; - it takes into account the special needs of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as of sub-central contracting authorities and contracting entities; - it is suitable for use in commercial transactions between enterprises.
This European Standard establishes a semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice. The semantic model includes only the essential information elements that an electronic invoice needs to ensure legal (including fiscal) compliance and to enable interoperability for cross-border, cross sector and for domestic trade. The semantic model may be used by organizations in the private and the public sector for public procurement invoicing. It may also be used for invoicing between private sector enterprises. It has not been specifically designed for invoicing consumers. This European Standard complies at least with the following criteria: - it is technologically neutral; - it is compatible with relevant international standards on electronic invoicing; - the application of this standard should comply with the requirements for the protection of personal data of Directive 95/46/EC, having due regard to the principles of privacy and data protection by-design, data minimization, purpose limitation, necessity and proportionality; - it is consistent with the relevant provisions of Directive 2006/112/EC [2]; - it allows for the establishment of practical, user-friendly, flexible and cost-efficient electronic invoicing systems; - it takes into account the special needs of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as of sub-central contracting authorities and contracting entities; - it is suitable for use in commercial transactions between enterprises.
EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.20 - IT applications in office work; 35.240.63 - IT applications in trade. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 16931-1:2026, EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/55/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/528. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2020
Elektronsko izdajanje računov - 1. del: Semantični podatkovni model osrednjih
elementov za elektronski račun
Electronic invoicing - Part 1: Semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic
invoice
Elektronische Rechnungsstellung - Teil 1: Semantisches Datenmodell der Kernelemente
einer elektronischen Rechnung
Facturation électronique - Partie 1 : Modèle sémantique de données des éléments
essentiels d'une facture électronique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020
ICS:
03.100.20 Trgovina. Komercialna Trade. Commercial function.
dejavnost. Trženje Marketing
35.240.63 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in trade
trgovini
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 16931-
1:2017+A1:2019/AC
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.240.20; 35.240.63
English version
Electronic invoicing - Part 1: Semantic data model of the core elements of an
electronic invoice
Facturation électronique - Partie 1 : Modèle Elektronische Rechnungsstellung - Teil 1:
sémantique de données des éléments Semantisches Datenmodell der Kernelemente
essentiels d'une facture électronique einer elektronischen Rechnung
This corrigendum becomes effective on 29 July 2020 for incorporation in the official English
version of the EN.
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Ref. No.:EN 16931-1:2017+A1:2019/AC:2020 E
1 General
CEN BOSS: "A corrigendum is issued to correct a technical error or ambiguity in a European Standard
(and HD for CENELEC), a Technical Specification or a Technical Report, inadvertently introduced either
in drafting or in printing and which could lead to incorrect or unsafe application of the publication.
Corrigenda are not issued to correct errors that can be assumed to have no consequences in the
application of the publication, for example minor printing errors. Corrigenda are not issued to update
information that has become outdated since publication.".
The topics below are corrections of the text in the EN that if not corrected could lead to incorrect
implementation of the norm. As such they do not add, remove or change any functionality.
2 DE_CR2
4.2 Contents of the core invoice model
Last paragraph, replace “CEN/TR 1693-5” with “CEN/TR 16931-5”.
Justification: Error correction. May lead to usage of wrong methodology.
3 DE9: Change sema
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