eInvoicing Regulations in the Digital Economy from the

e-Invoicing Regulations in the Digital Economy – from the eyes of a Global Enterprise Olivia Vorstheim CEF e-Invoicing Stakeholder Day – 01. 12. 2016

Impact of Electronic Document Regulations on Global Enterprises Number of Countries with Digital Mandates 42 Rest of LATAM EU Digital Agenda IN, RU. . . 7 BR, MX, CL. . . 2003 © 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 2018 Time 2

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Best Practices – “Do”’s and “Don’t“ ’s Communicate early and clearly Timelines Enable Global Solutions No restrictions disfavoring non-local providers Specifications Rules Change Management Country specific certification requirements Country specific signatures / certificates Use established standards File format Facilitate the process Test environment Certificates Signature Communication protocols File samples Effective Support Openness to cloud © 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. Use national standards (no regional / sector specific solutions) 6

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