EU Legislation

Shown below are in descending order the main european rules and regulations concerning the electronic documents with legal value, e-invoicing and long-term digital preservation.

Regulation (EU) no 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 23 july 2014 published in the e-OJ, L 257, 28 August 2014

Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 settembre 2014.

Directive 2014/55/EU of 16 April 2014

Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on electronic invoicing in public procurement

Recommendation on the use of a Sematic Data Model to support Interoperability for Electronic Invoicing – October 2013

European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on e-Invoicing – Recommendation on the use of a Sematic Data Model to support Interoperability for Electronic Invoicing.

Final Report – Solutions for Remaining Cross-Border Issues – October 2013

European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on e-Invoicing – Final Report – Solutions for Remaining Cross-Border Issues.

Electronic Invoicing in public procurement: Experience and Good Practice – October 2013

European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on e-Invoicing – Electronic Invoicing in public procurement: Experience and Good Practice.

Electronic Invoicing for small and medium enterprises: Experience and Good Practice – October 2013

European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on e-Invoicing – Electronic invoicing for small and medium enterprises: Experience and Good practice.

Standards and projects about “archives and records management”

ISO/TC 46 /SC 11 – Archives/records management.

 ETSI TS 119 612 V1.1.1 (2013-06) Technical Specification 2013-06

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) Trusted List Scheme Operator (TLSO).

Good practices in the adoption and promotion of e-invoicing in europe – August 2012

Results of the EMSF good practices consultation, prepared for Activity Group 2 of the European Multistakeholder Forum on e-invoicing.

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) – June 2012

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Recommended Practice, CCSDS 650.0-M-2 (Magenta Book) Issue 2, June 2012.

ETSI TS 103 171 V2.1.1 Technical Specification 2012-03

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) XAdES Baseline Profile.

ETSI TS 103 172 V2.1.1 Technical Specification 2012-03

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) PAdES Baseline Profile.

ETSI TS 103 173 V2.1.1 Technical Specification 2012-03

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) CAdES Baseline Profile.

ETSI TS 103 174 V2.1.1 Technical Specification 2012-03

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) ASiC Baseline Profile.

Explanatory notes VAT invoicing rules (Council Directive 2010/45/EU)

05/10/2011: Explanatory notes Invoicing Directive (2010/45/EU).

European CORE INVOICE data model with UN/CEFACT CII

MUG – ‘Core’ Cross Industry Invoice European Message Implementation Guideline Project, published CWA.

Commission Decision of 25 febbraio 2011 (2011/130/EU)

Establishing minimum requirements for the cross-border processing of documents signed electronically by competent authorities under Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market.

Commission Decision of 15 December 2010

Commission Decision of 15 December 2010 amending Commission Decision 2007/320/EC of 22 March 2007 setting up the Member States’ Expert Group on Digitisation and Digital Preservation, in order to extend its period of validity.

Commission Decision of 2 December 2010

Commission Decision of 2 December 2010 setting up the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing (e-invoicing).

Council Directive 2010/45/EU of 13 July 2010

Council Directive 2010/45/EU of 13 July 2010 amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing.

European Commission: List of Trusted List information

European Commission: List of Trusted List information as notified by Member States valid until nextUpdate value: 2012-06-30.

ETSI TS 101 533-Part 1 V.1.2.1 Technical Specification 2011-12

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI); Data Preservation Systems Security; Part 1: Requirements for Implementation and Management.

ETSI TS 101 533-Part 2 V.1.2.1 Technical Specification 2011-12

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI); Data Preservation Systems Security; Part 2: Guidelines for Assessors.

ETSI TS 101 533-Part 1 V.1.1.1 Technical Specification 2011-05

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) Information Preservation Systems Security Part 1: Requirements for Implementation and Management.

ETSI TS 101 533-Part 2 V.1.1.1 Technical Specification 2011-05

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) Information Preservation Systems Security Part 2: Guidelines for Assessors.

European Commission Final Study PricewaterhouseCoopers – march 2009

European Commission Analysis of Business Requirements for e-Invoicing in a Public Procurement Context.

Commission Decision 2007/320/EC of 22 March 2007

Comission Decision of 22 March 2007 setting up the Member States’ Expert Group on Digitisation and Digital Preservation.

Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006

Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax.

Request for Comments (RFC) 3852 standards track – July 2004

This document describes the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). This syntax is used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt arbitrary message content.

ETSI TS 101 733 V1.5.1 Technical Specification 2003-12

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) Electronic Signature Formats.

Commission Decision of 14 July 2003

Commission Decision of 14 July 2003 on the publication of reference numbers of generally recognised standards for electronic signature products in accordance with Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

ETSI TS 102 023 V1.2.1 Technical Specification TSA 2003-01

Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) Policy requirements for time-stamping authorities.

Council Directive 2001/115/EC of 20 December 2001

Council Directive 2001/115/EC of 20 December 2001 amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax.

Request for Comments (RFC) 3280 standards track – April 2001

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile.

Request for Comments (RFC) 3161 standards track – August 2001

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP).

Request for Comments (RFC) 3039 standards track – January 2001

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Qualified Certificates Profile.

Directive n. 1999/93/EU of 13 dicembre 1999

Directive N. 93/99 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community framework for electronic signatures.

Request for Comments (RFC) 2527 standards track – March 1999

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework.

Commission Recommendation 94/820/EC of 19 October 1994

94/820/EC: Commission Recommendation of 19 October 1994 relating to the legal aspects of electronic data interchange (EDI).