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French reform flow for e-reporting data transmitted to the data concentrator through the platform ecosystem.
Relevance: e-Reporting, VAT Reporting, Technical FlowTags / Context: Flux 10, transaction data, payment data, e-reporting, Concentrateur de donnéesPDF page: 127
French reform flow associated with directory data and routing information in the reform ecosystem.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Routing, Technical FlowTags / Context: Flux 11, directory data, Annuaire, routingPDF page: 127
French reform flow for electronic invoice exchange between parties through the platform ecosystem.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Technical FlowTags / Context: Flux 2, invoice exchange, B2B, PA, PPF contextPDF page: 127
French reform flow for invoice lifecycle-status messages.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document Control, Technical FlowTags / Context: Flux 6, lifecycle status, CDAR, status reportingPDF page: 127
FN
TERMFirmenbuchnummer | Company Register Number
Austrian company register number assigned to legal entities registered in the Firmenbuch.
Relevance: Business Identification, Company RegistrationTags / Context: FN, Firmenbuchnummer, company register, legal entityPDF page: 44
FNE
TERMFacture Normalisée Électronique | Electronic Standardised Invoice
Côte d’Ivoire’s electronic standardised invoice system and document category used for issuing and certifying standardised electronic invoices under the DGI framework.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Fiscalisation, Digital Tax ControlTags / Context: FNE, Facture Normalisée Électronique, DGI, facture normaliséePDF page: 166
FOC InvoiceNow Package
TERMFree-of-Charge InvoiceNow Package
Free InvoiceNow solution package made available to support GST-registered businesses in onboarding for the GST InvoiceNow Requirement.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, GST Onboarding, SME SupportTags / Context: FOC package, free InvoiceNow solution, GST InvoiceNowPDF page: 278
FOD BOSA / SPF BOSA / FPS BOSA
TERMFederale Overheidsdienst Beleid en Ondersteuning / Service public fédéral Stratégie et Appui | Federal Public Service Policy and Support
Belgian federal public service involved in digital public-administration support, e-procurement, Mercurius and e-invoicing coordination.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, e-Invoicing, Public ProcurementTags / Context: BOSA, public administration, e-procurement, Mercurius, e-invoicingPDF page: 54
FOD Financiën / SPF Finances / FPS Finance
TERMFederale Overheidsdienst Financiën / Service public fédéral Finances | Federal Public Service Finance
Belgian federal public service responsible for finance and tax administration, including VAT, HoReCa registered cash-register obligations and e-invoicing tax-policy information.
Relevance: Tax Authority, Fiscalisation, e-Invoicing, VAT / GST, Digital Tax InfrastructureTags / Context: FPS Finance, VAT, GKS, SCE, HoReCa, e-invoicingPDF page: 55
SII-authorised folio number used to identify electronic tax documents and electronic receipts.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document ControlTags / Context: folio, document numbering, DTE, authorised foliosPDF page: 85