← Back to glossary Category: Financiar · Acronym: Peppol BIS Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 Quick answer: The standard electronic-invoice specification used on the Peppol network, based on the European norm EN 16931 and the XML UBL format. Key takeawaysA single format accepted across the whole Peppol network, regardless of country.Automatically validatable invoices, with clear business and fiscal rules.Fewer rejections and less manual processing at the recipient. What Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 is Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 is the Business Interoperability Specification for invoices and credit notes exchanged over Peppol. It is based on the European norm EN 16931 and the XML UBL 2.1 syntax, so an invoice issued in one country can be read and processed automatically in another. Relationship with EN 16931 and RO_CIUS EN 16931 is the common European semantic model of the invoice. Each country may have a CIUS (Core Invoice Usage Specification) — for example RO_CIUS in Romania. Peppol BIS is the specification that makes these invoices interoperable on the Peppol network. Why it matters A single format accepted across the whole Peppol network, regardless of country. Automatically validatable invoices, with clear business and fiscal rules. Fewer rejections and less manual processing at the recipient. How Azuvio helps Azuvio generates the invoice in the format the recipient requires — RO_CIUS for ANAF SPV and Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 for the Peppol network — from the same data, with no double entry. The Peppol connection is enabled on request. Frequently askedIs Peppol BIS the same as e-Factura RO_CIUS?No, but they are related: both derive from the European norm EN 16931 and use XML UBL. RO_CIUS is the national specification for ANAF SPV, Peppol BIS is the specification for exchange over the Peppol network.Which documents does Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 cover?Invoices and credit notes compliant with EN 16931. For the full commercial flow (orders, dispatch advices) the Peppol network has separate specifications, and EDI covers the rest of the B2B cycle. Where Azuvio fitsConformitate fiscală ANAFSoftware EDIConectori ERPSoftware OMS Related termsPeppol — 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.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.e-Factura (RO_CIUS) — Romanian electronic invoice in XML UBL 2.1, mandatory B2B and B2G via the ANAF SPV portal.EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) — Structured exchange of commercial documents between B2B partners, without emails or manual data entry. Last updated: 2026-07-06