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Category: Financiar · Acronym: Peppol
Peppol
Quick answer: The standardized European network where companies send and receive electronic invoices and documents across any country, without point-to-point agreements — Azuvio is Peppol-ready.
Key takeaways
- Send invoices to customers in other EU countries without a separate integration for each.
- Be ready for the B2B e-invoicing mandates expanding across the EU (e.g. ViDA — VAT in the Digital Age).
- Use one format and one channel instead of dozens of portals and templates.
What Peppol is
Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) is an open, standardized network through which companies and institutions exchange electronic documents — especially invoices — regardless of country or software. Instead of separate connections with each partner, you connect once to the network through an Access Point and reach any other participant.
The four-corner model
Peppol runs on a 4-corner model: (1) the sender, (2) the sender's Access Point, (3) the receiver's Access Point, (4) the receiver. Documents travel only between certified Access Points, in a standard format (Peppol BIS), addressed via a Peppol ID.
Why it matters for companies
Send invoices to customers in other EU countries without a separate integration for each.
Be ready for the B2B e-invoicing mandates expanding across the EU (e.g. ViDA — VAT in the Digital Age).
Use one format and one channel instead of dozens of portals and templates.
Peppol and e-Factura (Romania)
In Romania the fiscal obligation is filed via e-Factura / ANAF SPV (RO_CIUS format). Peppol does not replace SPV — it is the standard channel for cross-border invoicing and for partners requiring delivery over the Peppol network. Many companies need both: SPV for the Romanian obligation, Peppol for EU customers.
How Azuvio helps
Azuvio is Peppol-ready: on request we activate the company's connection to the Peppol network through a certified Access Point, so you can send and receive invoices in Peppol BIS format, in parallel with automatic SPV transmission for Romanian compliance.
Frequently asked
- Does Peppol replace Romania's e-Factura?
- No. e-Factura via ANAF SPV remains the fiscal obligation in Romania. Peppol is the standard channel for cross-border invoicing in the EU and for partners requiring delivery over the Peppol network. Azuvio covers both.
- Do I need Peppol if I only invoice within Romania?
- Usually not — for domestic B2B, e-Factura/SPV is enough. Peppol becomes useful when you have customers or suppliers in other EU countries that require delivery over the Peppol network.
- How do I connect to Peppol through Azuvio?
- Azuvio is Peppol-ready: on request we enable the connection through a certified Access Point, register your Peppol ID and configure the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 format — without changing your ERP.
Related terms
- Peppol Access Point (AP) — The certified gateway a company connects through to send and receive documents on the Peppol network — Azuvio connects the company through a certified AP, on request.
- Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — The standard electronic-invoice specification used on the Peppol network, based on the European norm EN 16931 and the XML UBL format.
- Peppol ID (Participant Identifier) — A company's unique address on the Peppol network, used to route documents to the correct recipient via the SMP and SML registries.
- e-Factura (RO_CIUS) — Romanian electronic invoice in XML UBL 2.1, mandatory B2B and B2G via the ANAF SPV portal.
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