Background
As of September 1st, 2026, the receipt of electronic invoices will become mandatory for companies of all sizes in France.
The obligation to issue electronic invoices and submit e-reporting data will be introduced in phases based on company size:
- September 1st, 2026: Large and medium-sized companies with annual revenue exceeding €50 million and/or more than 250 employees
- September 1st, 2027: All remaining companies
What steps should be taken?
To enable the Scope integration with an Accredited Platform for e-invoicing and e-reporting in France, please reach out to the Riege Service Team to request a quote for this integration.
What will happen when I ordered Scope E-Invoice integration in France?
Upon ordering the Scope integration in France, Riege Software will coordinate the setup for your organization.
As part of the implementation, customers are required to sign an authorization declaration for the Accredited Platform integrated in Scope. This document grants the necessary permissions and includes important configuration details, such as the selection of the electronic invoice reception addresses to be used for receiving e-invoices.
What do you need to do for incoming invoices?
Once the French e-invoicing integration has been set up by Riege Software, all incoming electronic invoices will be automatically retrieved and made available in application Finance → Accounts Payable Import.
Depending on the electronic invoice reception addresses configured for your organization, certain invoices, such as administrative cost invoices, may also be imported into Scope. As these invoices are often booked in an external system, such as an accounting system, they may not require further handling within Scope. Additionally, access to such invoices should often be restricted, as they may not be relevant for all Scope users. For guidance on managing these scenarios, please refer to: How to handle E-Invoices that should not be processed in Scope?
The core functions of the Accounts Payable Import appliance - automated matching and booking of incoming invoices using Accounts Payable Import Templates - are also fully supported within this integration.
What is invoice lifecycle status management in France?
As part of the French e-invoicing framework, invoices must be tracked throughout their entire lifecycle using a standardized set of lifecycle status messages exchanged between invoice parties, accredited e-invoicing platforms, and the French tax authority (DGFiP).
The French model defines more than 20 possible invoice lifecycle statuses, covering status messages from invoice submission through acceptance, rejection, and payment. However, for incoming e-invoices, only two lifecycle status messages are currently mandatory:
- Refusée (Refused) – A status message sent by the invoice recipient to indicate a commercial rejection of the invoice.
- Encaissée (Payment Received) – A status message sent by the invoice issuer to confirm that payment for the invoice has been received.
Lifecycle Messages in Scope
When an invoice is received from the accredited platform in France, lifecycle status messages can be viewed and sent in Scope via the “Lifecycle Messages” tab. This tab is available in all invoice-related editors, including:
- Accounts Payable Imports
- Accounts Payable
- Payment (Invoices)
To refuse an incoming invoice in Scope and send the corresponding “Refusée” lifecycle status message to the invoice issuer, open the invoice in any of the above mentioned editors:
- Navigate to the “Lifecycle Messages” tab.
- Click "Send Refuse Message".
- Select the appropriate refusal reason.
- Confirm the action by clicking OK" to send the lifecycle status message.
If the incoming invoice has already been booked, Scope will automatically cancel the invoice. The corresponding accounts payable import entry will be updated to the status “Rejected”.
Scope currently only supports sending the mandatory “Refusée” lifecycle status message.
What do you need to do for outgoing invoices?
Scope does not yet support the issuance of electronic invoices or the submission of e-reporting data required for the French e-invoicing regulations.
Support for these features is planned and will be available in Scope ahead of the compliance deadline by September 1st, 2027 .