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France · Factur-X, UBL, CII

Explore electronic invoicing formats, identifiers, rules, deadlines and free technical tools for France. Factur-X, UBL, CII. Technical checks do not guarantee acceptance by a tax authority or receiving platform.

Primary formatFactur-X, UBL, CII
Formats and networksFactur-X, UBL, CII
Official authorityDirection générale des Finances publiques
Last reviewed2026-08-02
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France

Explore electronic invoicing formats, identifiers, rules, deadlines and free technical tools for France.

Factur-XUBLCIIPeppol
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Factur-X, UBL, CII

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Formats and networksFactur-X, UBL, CII
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IdentifiersPeppol ID
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What the tool checksInvoice preflight checker · Factur-X, UBL, CII
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Official sourcesDirection générale des Finances publiques

Formats · Invoice preflight checker

Identify common XML, JSON and national electronic invoice signatures.

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Invoice viewer

Read supplier, buyer, dates, currency, totals and line items.

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Invoice preflight checker

Check parseability, core fields, identifiers and arithmetic before submission.

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Arithmetic checker

Reconcile net, tax, gross, paid and payable amounts.

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Identifier checker

Check the structure of VAT, GST and national business identifiers.

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Invoice viewer ⇄ Invoice viewer

Compare two files and highlight changed fields and totals.

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Privacy · Invoice viewer

Replace common names, addresses, tax IDs, emails and bank details locally.

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Invoice viewer · Print view

Create a clean browser print view from structured invoice data.

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Invoice preflight checker ×

Inspect multiple structured invoice files and export a summary.

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Invoice preflight checker · ID

Find exact and likely duplicates using file hashes and invoice keys.

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Formats · XML / JSON

Search field names, values and document paths.

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Readiness wizard

Find the likely format, channel and checks for a transaction.

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Requirements

Factur-X, UBL, CII · Factur-X, UBL, CII

  • Invoice number
  • Issue date · Due date
  • Seller · Seller identifier
  • Buyer · Buyer identifier
  • Currency
  • Net amount · Tax · Amount payable
Requirements

Implementation

Current statusFactur-X, UBL, CII
Formats and networksFactur-X, UBL, CII
Delivery modelPeppol network, national platform or public-sector receiving channel.
Mandate scopeStructured invoicing based on Peppol, EN 16931, PINT or a national CIUS/profile.
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Country-specific review points

These checks reflect the documented workflow and technical profile for France. They are reviewed separately from the shared file parser.

  • Factur-X/UBL/CII format signals
  • French VAT identifier structure
  • Receiving and issuing phase context

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Direction générale des Finances publiques

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