The French reform of electronic invoicing is progressively coming into force. From 1 September 2026, large companies and mid-caps must issue, receive and transmit invoices through a state-approved platform. SMEs and micro-enterprises will follow from 1 September 2027. This mandates a fully electronic invoice processing chain from supplier to accounting.
What This Announcement Means for Your Procurement
Weproc has now reached a significant milestone: it is listed on the official register of state-approved platforms under provisional registration published by the DGFiP. This confirms that Weproc has passed the initial review phase and submitted all required documentation; technical validation will follow before full approval.
✅ Practically, your purchasing and finance teams can already rely on Weproc to ensure compliance of received supplier invoices and to prepare for issuing electronic invoices according to the legal timetable.
An organisation with six regional offices processes 1,500 invoices monthly. Using a state-approved platform for receipt, automated checks for mandatory details, and a configurable approval workflow, eligible invoices are matched, validated, and seamlessly integrated into accounting: results include 35% shorter processing times and 25% fewer errors.
ISO 27001 Certification: The Foundation for Approval
In June 2025, Weproc obtained ISO 27001 certification, an international reference in information security management. This structured data governance, risk analysis, access controls, and business continuity. The provisional registration as a state-approved platform aligns naturally with this trajectory, combining security and tax compliance for your electronic invoices. (See our article: Weproc Obtains ISO 27001 Certification.)
- ISO 27001 covers confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, critical for invoices and supporting documents.
- Approval ensures tax compliance including issuance, transmission, receipt of e-invoices, and e-reporting via state-approved platforms.
State-Approved Platform: What It Means Immediately
Compliant Receipt and Issuance
- Receipt: Your supplier invoices are captured through a state-approved platform, verified, and routed to the correct approval workflows.
- Issuance: Your future customer electronic invoices can be transmitted in the required formats, ensuring the necessary data for tax authorities (e-reporting).
- Traceability: An event log certifies who did what and when, vital for audits.
Weproc’s provisional registration confirms the initial DGFiP review; final technical compliance verification is expected by the end of 2025.
Deployment Designed for Your Teams
- Highly intuitive solution: Clear interface, fast onboarding, minimal training.
- Configurable validation workflow: Thresholds, amounts, delegations, substitutes, rules by site or company.
- PDP (Planned Expenditure Plan) integrated within procurement: Manage budgets and commitments in real time.
- Baked-in electronic invoicing: No tool stacking, fewer failure points.
One holding configures different rules per subsidiary. The PDP enforces budgetary control before purchase order issuance. Upon receiving the e-invoice, Weproc verifies commitment, alerts on overspending, then transmits data to the ERP.
Clarifying Terms: State-Approved Platform, PDP, and Your Procurement PDP
- State-Approved Platform (PA): A term used by authorities for platforms registered by the State to issue, transmit, receive e-invoices and extract data for tax purposes. (Official List)
- PDP (formerly “Partner Dematerialisation Platform”): Historical term from the reform, still present in documentation; now commonly called state-approved platforms.
- Weproc’s PDP in procurement: A proprietary budgeting module to plan, arbitrate, and monitor expenditure execution.
Behind the Scenes: Technical and Operational Requirements
A Team Effort
Our operational teams led the registration dossier, process mapping, security policies, and compliance documentation. Technical teams aligned flows, formats, and APIs. Interoperability testing between state-approved platforms completes the DGFiP mandate.
Formats and Interoperability
- Factur-X (France, hybrid PDF/A-3 + XML): Strong supplier adoption; fully leveraged by Weproc (see our article What Is Factur-X?).
- UBL/CIUS and other syntaxes: Ability to issue and convert into formats required by recipients.
- E-reporting: Transmission of transaction and payment data according to DGFiP specifications.
Suppliers continue sending invoices in various formats. Weproc normalises incoming flows, validates mandatory fields, and returns statuses (received, rejected, accepted). Supplier return rates drop, average payment times improve.
Direct Impact on Your Procurement and Finance Teams
For Clients Already Adopted
- Rapid activation of e-invoicing reception with automated controls.
- Compliance: Fields, VAT identity, timestamping, and audit-proof archives.
- Monitoring: Dashboards showing compliance rates and variances against company budgets.
For Organisations Preparing to Equip
Weproc acts as your transition partner: scoping, configuration, data migration, change management, and supplier onboarding support (kits and assistance). The goal: secure 2026-2027 compliance without disrupting your purchase-to-pay process.
In eight weeks, an SME mapped purchase categories, defined a three-level workflow (buyer, manager, CFO), implemented receipt via a state-approved platform, and connected the ERP. Result: 80% of invoices processed without manual intervention (STP), with a 30% reduction in disputes.
Looking Ahead: European Interoperability
The French reform is part of a wider European e-invoicing harmonisation drive. Export-active companies anticipate growing interoperability (PEPPOL, CIUS). Weproc monitors this work, preparing for seamless cross-border invoice exchange while complying with DGFiP requirements.
Why Choose Weproc Today
- State-approved and provisionally registered platform: Prepare for 2026-2027 with a partner recognised by the DGFiP.
- Highly intuitive solution designed for buyers and finance leaders.
- Configurable validation workflows (multi-site, multi-company, threshold-based).
- PDP for proactive budget forecasting and expenditure control.
- Native electronic invoicing integration reducing interface complexity.
- End-to-end purchase-to-pay coverage: purchase request → purchase order → goods receipt → invoice → payment.
Request your Weproc demo to ensure your procurement and finance teams are fully prepared for the electronic invoicing reforms.
