# France delays mandatory e-invoicing to March 2026

> France has announced a new timeline for the adoption of e-invoicing and e-reporting. Large companies must comply by March 2026, followed by smaller companies during 2026-27.

Type: Blog post
Published: 2023-09-18
Author: Juan Moliner
Author role: Co-founder & CEO
Topic: regulation
Country: france
Tags: compliance, france

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During the French National Electronic Forum on September 15, France's Tax Authority (DGFP) announced a **new timeline for adopting e-invoicing and e-reporting**. According to this timeline, large companies must comply **by March 2026**, followed by smaller companies.The new timeline, which is subject to confirmation in France's 2024 National Budget, which should be published by October 2023, is as follows:

- **2024:** Issue licenses to e-invoicing providers (PDPs) by spring and complete the development of the public platform (Portail Public de Facturation or PPF) by the end of the year.
- **2025:** Conduct a pilot phase.
- **March 2026:** Phase 1 - Adoption of e-invoicing and e-reporting by large companies (with a turnover of more than €1.5 billion or revenue of €2 billion and 5,000 employees).
- **October 2026:** Phase 2 - Mandate extended to companies below the Phase 1 threshold. Potentially extended to 2027 for smaller companies (Phase 3).

The DGFP's decision to postpone aligns with Germany's delay to 2026-27 and possible delays to the EU VAT in the Digital Age mandatory 2028 e-invoicing proposals.‍

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