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aptarnavimo įmonė
TERMService Company
Authorised service company involved in the commissioning, connection and maintenance of Lithuanian cash-register systems in the i.EKA fiscalisation environment.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Service Company, Cash Register CommissioningTags / Context: aptarnavimo įmonė, service company, i.EKA, VMI, cash-register commissioningPDF page: 190
aptarnavimo įmonės parametrai
TERMService Company Parameters
Terminal-specific parameters entered by the authorised service company to identify and connect the cash register within the i.EKA environment.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Registration, i.EKA ConfigurationTags / Context: aptarnavimo įmonės parametrai, service company parameters, i.EKA, cash-register identificationPDF page: 190
ARCA
TERMAgencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero | Revenue and Customs Control Agency
Argentine revenue and customs authority responsible for national tax administration, customs control and electronic fiscal-document authorisation services.
Relevance: Tax Authority, e-Invoicing, Fiscalisation, Digital Tax InfrastructureTags / Context: ARCA, tax administration, customs, electronic services, comprobantesPDF page: 36
ARECF
TERMAcuse de Recibo de e-CF | Acknowledgement of Receipt of e-CF
DGII technical artefact / XSD used for the acknowledgement of receipt of an electronic fiscal receipt.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document Control, Recipient ResponseTags / Context: ARECF, acuse de recibo, e-CF, XSDPDF page: 110
ARIADNI
TERMFormer Cyprus Government Gateway / Digital Services Catalogue
Former Cyprus government digital-services catalogue previously referenced in public-sector e-invoicing and government-service access contexts, replaced by gov.cy.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, Legacy Digital Platform, B2GTags / Context: ARIADNI, former government gateway, gov.cy, public-sector e-invoicingPDF page: 101
Arka fiskale / Фискална каса
TERMFiscal Cash Register
Fiscal cash-register device used to register retail transactions and issue fiscal coupons under Kosovo’s fiscalisation framework.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Device Type, Retail Transaction ReportingTags / Context: arka fiskale, fiscal cash register, PEF, kupon fiskalPDF page: 179
ARS
TERMAutomatic Response System
Telephone-based electronic tax-invoice issuance channel used where the taxpayer issues an electronic tax invoice through telephone ARS after receiving a security card from the tax office.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Issuance Channel, Taxpayer ServiceTags / Context: ARS, 전화 ARS, 전자세금계산서, 보안카드PDF page: 289
AS4
TERMApplicability Statement 4
Secure messaging protocol used in electronic document exchange networks, including Peppol eDelivery implementations.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Secure Messaging, InteroperabilityTags / Context: AS4, eDelivery, secure messaging, Peppol transportPDF page: 16
ASAN DOC client
TERMASAN DOC client
Signing client referenced in the official offline electronic invoice workflow for signing prepared electronic invoice packages before upload.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, e-InvoicingTags / Context: document signing, e-invoice package, offline workflow, ASAN DOCPDF page: 45
Asan İmza
TERMAsan İmza | ASAN Signature / Mobile Signature
Azerbaijani mobile electronic signature used for secure authentication and signing in electronic tax and e-invoicing processes.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, e-Invoicing, AuthenticationTags / Context: Asan İmza, mobile signature, authentication, e-taxes, invoice signingPDF page: 45