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(19) The European standard on electronic invoicing should be based on existing technical specifications developed within the framework of European standardisation organisations such as CEN (CWA 16356-MUG and CWA 16562-CEN BII), and should take into account other relevant technical specifications developed within the framework of international standardisation organisations, such as UN/CEFACT (CII v. 2.0) and ISO (Financial Invoice based on the ISO 20022 methodology). In carrying out the standardisation request, the relevant European standardisation organisation should also take into account the results of Large-Scale Pilot Projects implemented within the framework of the Policy Support Programme of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and other relevant bodies' and organisations' technical specifications on electronic invoicing that are widely used by the business community. The European standard on electronic invoicing should also be compatible with the existing standards for payments in order to allow for the automatic processing of payments.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.