eInvoicing and The Government of Malta
The Government of Malta supports the widespread adoption of eInvoicing
as part of its Digital Malta national strategy and as a result of its participation
in the EU Funded “eInvoicing4Islands” project (implemented between June 2019
and Q3 2021), has committed to deploying
a new eInvoicing service for all Central Government Departments and its
sub-central authorities.
This initiative is in response to the European Directive on eInvoicing in Public
Procurement (2014/55/EU) which requires all public sector organisations to be
able to receive electronic invoices that comply with the European eInvoice
Standard EN 16931.
To enable it to meet its obligations
under the Directive, the Government has chosen the Peppol network and infrastructure
to provide consistent and standardised channels for the Maltese public
administration to be able to receive eInvoices from its suppliers.
What is an eInvoice?
For the purpose
of the European
Directive 2014/55/EU on
electronic invoicing in
public procurement, ‘electronic
invoice’ means an invoice that has been
issued, transmitted and
received in a
structured electronic format which allows for its automatic and
electronic processing and establishes the European eInvoice Standard (EN 16931) as the
structured electronic format
that public bodies are obliged to
receive and process. A pdf sent via email does not meet
the requirements of the Directive.
What is Peppol?
Peppol is a common framework for the secure
cross-border exchange of electronic business documents. Established in 2008 by
the EU Commission, the framework’s original was to make trade easier between
European governments.
Today, Peppol goes beyond the European continent. The common
Peppol framework aims to enable both private and public entities to exchange
electronic orders and eInvoices in a controlled, simple and secure manner no
matter where they operate from.
Following a public tender process, the Ministry of Finance and
Employment signed a contract with Pagero, an internationally recognised
Certified Peppol Service Provider for the provision of Peppol Networking and
eInvoicing services for all its departments, entities, regional authorities,
and local councils. For more information about Pagero and the services they are
providing to the Government of Malta and their suppliers, please click here.
For
more information on eInvoicing, Peppol and how it all works please go to our
Resources page by clicking here.