Belgian Peppol Service Provider Forum

Since 21/11/2024, key-information about the Belgian Peppol Authority (BPA) was moved to https://peppol.be (only available in FR and NL)

 

The Belgian Peppol Authority (BPA) organizes the Belgian Peppol Service Provider Forum. This forum handles various topics related to the development of Peppol, from technical issues encountered, to actions organized by the BPA... It is a critical interaction point between operators, where they can talk about their concerns, about their understanding of the specifications, and reach consensus required for true interoperability.

It meets at a frequency that varies with the need to interact (see table below). Between two meetings, exchanges take place via email and/or contents publication on the Content area (see below).

All Service Providers active in Belgium (Service Providers that signed with the BPA, and other Service Providers that operate in Belgium), are invited to participate.

Agenda, list of presence, supporting material and wrap up of the previous Forum editions

Edition

Presence

Agenda /slideware/streaming

Wrap up

Edition

Presence

Agenda /slideware/streaming

Wrap up

37 Sep 23, 2025 

13:30 - 15:00

 

 

 

36  Jun 3, 2025 

13:30 - 15:00

  • Advalvas

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • b2bgrid

  • B2Boost

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • C&W Logistics

  • Cronos

  • Descartes

  • Digiteal

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Effect

  • e-invoice

  • Esker

  • Exact

  • Horus Software

  • Ixor

  • JAK Solutions

  • Multios

  • Nymus

  • OpenText

  • Pagero

  • Peppol Edge

  • Scrada

  • Soluz.io

  • SparkIT

  • thomsonreuters

  • Tradeinterop

  • Travelnote N.V.

  • Twikey

  • UnifiedPost

  • Wolters Kluwer

I.SMP Redirect

II.MLS

III.Peppol Reporting

IV.Network Quality

V.Registration of Belgian entities in SMP

VI.Move out HSMP

VII.Backlog / AOB / Next forum

 

 

Lots of interactions for the different topics addressed.

I.SMP Redirect: Report back from focus group.

II.MLS: Report back. Attention point is the impact on governance, this is addressed by the Peppol Authorities

III.Peppol Reporting: Sharing the Belgian traffic from various angles.

IV.Network Quality: Sharing possible issues on Network Quality, way to tackle these in a self-regulation mode.

V.Registration of Belgian entities in SMP: SP to inform their customers and register first their receiving capabilities with 0208 Identifer

VI.Move out HSMP: When onboarding Belgian customers, don’t forget to first migrate them from HSMP to your SMP.

VII.Backlog / AOB / Next forum: Self-Billing is there, tools might need to support this process too.

35  Mar 18, 2025 

13:30 - 15:00

  • Advalvas-Axway

  • Billit

  • C&W Logistics

  • Codabox

  • Comax

  • Cronos

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Effect

  • e-invoice

  • Exact

  • Gdev

  • GHX

  • Horus Software

  • Ixor

  • Netfly

  • NTX

  • Nymus

  • Octopus

  • Odoo

  • OpenText

  • Pagero

  • Scrada

  • Soluz.io

  • Sparkit

  • speos

  • Tradeinterop

  • Travelnote

  • UnifiedPost

  • VAT-IT

  • Visma

  • Wolters Kluwer

I.BE SP Forum - improving the model

II.MLS

III.Self-Billing

IV.SMP Redirect

V.Peppol Reporting

VI.SBDH envelop vs EndpointID

VII.Registrations of Belgian entities in SMP: the rule of the game

VIII.MTCI

IX.Backlog / AOB / Next forum

 

II.MLS

  • Workgroup1 to be set up to align Belgian needs thru active workshops of participants.

  • Call to candidates to come.

IV.SMP Redirect

  • workgroup2 to be set up to align Belgian needs thru active workshops of participants.

  • Call to candidates to come.

VI.SBDH envelop vs EndpointID

  • Topic agreed upon searched and confirmed information from Nymus

VII.Registrations of Belgian entities in SMP: the rule of the game:

  • 0208 first

VIII.MTCI:

  • Reminder

IX.Backlog / AOB / Next forum

  • GA on 9.4

  • Peppol Conference on 17-18.6

34  Dec 10, 2024 

13:30 - 15:00

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • b2bgrid

  • B2Boost

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • C&W Logistics

  • Codabox

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Exact

  • GHX

  • Horus Software

  • Ixor

  • Nestoya

  • Netfly

  • NTX

  • Nymus

  • Octopus

  • Odoo

  • Pagero

  • Scrada

  • soluz.io

  • Speos

  • Teamleader

  • Tradeinterop

  • UnifiedPost

  • VAT-IT

I.Knowledge of Peppol evolution

II.Organisation with 1 CBE and multiple (sub)entities receiving invoices (by Exact)

III.Use of Hermes - an update

IV.Peppol Reporting

V.SMP Redirect

VI.Peppol and Belgian forum web presence

VII.MTCI – Daily Limit

VIII.BE SP Forum - improving the model (postponed to next Forum)

IX.Backlog / AOB / Next forum

 

 

II. Organisation with 1 CBE and multiple (sub)entities receiving invoices (by Exact)

Relevant topic for SP community.
Use of branch number not recommended because not the same from one enterprise to another.
Use of CBE id as “primary” endpoint understood.
Role of business communication understood.
Limits of the standardization of this type of scenarii understood.
Analysis continues.
Potential topic for the 35th SP Forum agenda.

V. SMP Redirect

Confusion about the role of SMP and role of AP in the registration of redirect metadata in the primary SMP.
Possible limit of the specification: it says what is expected but doesn’t say how: too much freedom causes the reluctance to implement.
Requires deeper analysis and communication.
Potential topic for the 35th SP Forum agenda.

VI. Peppol and Belgian forum web presence

Please visit the section https://bosa.belgium.be/fr/themes/administration-numerique/interoperabilite-et-integration/generalisation-de-le-facturation (available FR/NL) and feel free to comment/suggest improvements.

 

33  Sep 17, 2024 

13:30 - 15:00

 

 

  • B2B Router

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • Descartes

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Esker

  • Exact

  • GHX

  • Ixor

  • NTX

  • Nymus

  • Octopus

  • Odoo

  • OpenText

  • Pagero

  • Routty

  • Scrada

  • soluz.io

  • Symtrax

  • Tradeinterop

  • UnifiedPost

  • FPS Finance

I. Outcome Questionnaire

II. B2B update

III. Hermes

IV. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

I. B2B update

  • Update on e-Invoicing B2B by Wouter (FPS FInance),

  • additional comments:

    • In the BEG Hermes WG we also agreed to have a disclaimer for the senders (and the systems they use) who send invoices to receivers that are not in compliance (during the transition period)

    • Clarifying the 2nd Path

    • Recupel and BEBAT : illustrates the initial mission of Business Experts Group: to discuss and agree how scenarios needs to be handled using the Standards (as there may be many different ways to ), and to identify shortcomings (for instance in code lists). CCL: This is subject for BEG workgroup Technical issue

    • Hermes positioning: confusion clarified thanks to Stephanie’s questions. Hermes is a sender tool. After due consideration and debate in the BEG HRMS WorkGroup, it was decided to follow their recommendation and NOT recycle it to a receiver tool. It currently stays operating as a sender tool for those senders who want to use it that way to get rid of the burden of having to choose amongst multiple channels and formats. - and therefore choose a (software tool connected to a) SP - that provides the service

    • 0208 identifier and other identifiers for Belgian Enterprises

II. Outcome Questionnaire.

  • Outcome of SP Question w.r. to the SP Forum by Coralie.

  • The SP are asked to present/introduce for discussion for one of the next SP Forum. Suggestion can be shared via mail to peppol@bosa.fgov.be,

  • Topic already available:
    SBDH country
    KYC (automation)
    transmission scenarios post Jan 2026 (GHX)

III. MTCI.

  • Katrien (from Ixor) introduces the MTCI topic for discussion, 1.000 as daily limitation.

  • Majority is for opening the gates.

  • BOSA will come back to collect the trend and will liaise with our subco managing the HSMP i.o. to confirm the possibilities and apply best solution.

32 Nov 14, 2023 

13:30 - 14:30

  • Arco

  • B2Boost

  • b2bgrid

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • Codabox

  • Descartes

  • Digiteal

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Esker

  • Exact

  • Horus Software

  • Ixor

  • Netropolix

  • Octopus

  • OptiPost

  • Order2cash/Bill Trust

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • Storecove

  • Tradeinterop

  • UnifiedPost

  • iCreative

I. smp.belgium.be retirement

II. Rejection on AS4 level

III. eInvoicing Testimonials

IV. Your questions & topics

V. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

I. smp.belgium.be retirement

  • as stated on the slides,

    • smp.belgium.be retires on 31.12.2023

    • BOSA strongly recommends all SPs to be ready by 01.12.2023

    • BOSA will provide to the concerned SPs their list of records.

  • additional comments:

    • some SPs use smp.belgium.be as pit stop in the migration of Hermes participants. This practice must also be dismantled by EOY.

    • some SP report throughput limitations. pls use BOSA support channels to report and substantiate.

II. Topic suggested by Tradeshift w.r. to "Rejection on AS4 level"  and proposal by OpenPeppol support.

  • Interactions on different possibilities. no clear way forward. recognition of the need to align with MLx track, but also consider compliance process. Maturity curve issue.

  • Suggestion for the ones interested to have an additional exchange moment s on MLA/MLS and AS4 possibilities. between Belgian forum participants. Interested to be part of the meeting? Drop a mail to peppol@bosa.fgov.be

III. You are kindly invited to come with your eInvoicing testimonials to us to have it in a video.

V. Recording Belgian entities in your SMP’s need to be first done based on the CBE number “0208”.

31 Sep 12, 2023 

13:30 - 14:10

  • Advalvas

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • b2bgrid

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • Codabox

  • connect solutions

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Exact

  • Ixor

  • Nestoya

  • Netropolix

  • OptiPost

  • Order2cash/Bill Trust

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • Tradeinterop

  • UnifiedPost

  • VAT-IT

I. smp.belgium.be retirement

II. Your Topics

V. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

I. smp.belgium.be retirement

  • smp.belgium.be retires on 31.12.2023

  • available support: all SP’s currently using smp.belgium.beare have received a report with their data. Once they have migrated their participants data, they can contact BOSA for a final cross check. BOSA strongly recommends all such SPs to be ready by 01.12.2023

  • Revamping of Peppol-in-belgium page: there will be a short term change to cope with immediate concerns, and a longer term deeper revamping. Appropriate analysis in ongoing. Impact on the smp.belgium.be migration is acknowledged as negligible.

II. Answer given to the provided questions.

  • Migration from HSMP to any SMP: BOSA confirms that there is no dependency with smp.belgium.be. SPs having trouble need to check their own code.

  • Timing of B2G e-invoicing obligation: Official source is National Gazette. will publish info in function of progress of legislative process. Chancellery is sole competent institution.
    NB1: the impact of the possible report of the last milestone has only negligible impact. The key message is: B2G e-invoicing is becoming mandatory. the faster you and your customers are ready, the better.
    NB2: a Press conference was held by the Secretary of State for Digitalisation. He confirmed the update schedule. Supporting material is also available to support this communication action.
    NB3: updates (published after the meeting) of the Obligation générale de la facturation électronique vers l’administration/Algemene verplichting elektronisch factureren aan de overheid BOSA pages w.r. to the shift to 1.3.2024 for the last milestone

30 Jun 27, 2023 

13:30 - 15:00

  • FPS Finance

  • Ademico

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • b2bgrid

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Codabox

  • Descartes

  • Digiteal

  • eConnect

  • eCreative

  • Edicom

  • Exact

  • Ixor

  • Nestoya

  • Netropolix

  • Octopus

  • OptiPost

  • Order2cash/Bill Trust

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • VAT-IT

I.National developments in B2B eInvoicing by FPS Finance

II.SchemeID 9956 (& old MLR DocType) removal

III.smp.belgium.be retirement

IV.MTCI

V.Backlog / AOB / Next forum

I. Clarifications:

  • Timing: depends on parliamentary process.

  • Scope: domestic traffic only.

  • Approach:

  •  

    • Initial proposal: introduction of obligation to receive first and in one step, then introduction of obligation to send in phases.

    • However some stakeholders have concerns with the phasing. Discussions ongoing.

  • Reporting: through Peppol CTC

II. No need for additional support was raised by SPs.
Consequently BOSA starts phasing out its operation to support SPs and coordinate their actions in this matter.

III.a. BOSA will schedule removal of the SP info on the PeppolInBelgium page.

III.b. SPs are invited to provide their move-away plans by 14.7.2023 to peppol@bosa.fgov.be.

V. AS2 removal: nobody seems to rely on AS2.
Consequently there is no support needed (from BOSA), for SPs to comply with the AS2 Phase-out plan communicated by eDEC CMB in March.

29 May 16, 2023 

13:30 - 15:00

  • Advalvas

  • Agoria

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • b2bgrid

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • Brain2

  • C&W Logistics

  • Codabox

  • connect solutions

  • Descartes

  • Digiteal

  • Dynatos

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Esker

  • Ixor

  • Nestoya

  • Netropolix

  • Octopus

  • OptiPost

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • UnifiedPost

I. 9956 - Old MLR update

II. smp.belgium.be phase out, next step

III. Hermes Integrator agreement 

IV. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

I. update files will be provided after the meeting to the concerned SP's

II. SP's have to provide a date when they will be ready to provide the move away plan

III. To be reachable through Hermes the receivers need also to agree with the Hermes Ts&Cs

 

28 Mar 21, 2023 

13:30 - 15:00

  • Advalvas

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Billit

  • Codabox

  • Descartes

  • Dynatos

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • EskerExact

  • Ixor

  • Netropolix

  • Octopus

  • OpenText

  • OptiPost

  • Order2cash/Bill Trust

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • UnifiedPost

I. 9956 - Old MLR phase out completion

II. use of 0208

III. smp.belgium.be phase out, next step

IV. Hermes Integrator agreement - status

V. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

 

III. smp.belgium.be phase out, next step:

  • Some participants of the SP forum suggested to remove smp.belgium.be from the service by 1.1.2024.
    None objected.
    No SP expressed the need for particular support from BOSA in this migration process.

  • In order to give sufficient time to all SPs to perform sufficient analysis, BOSA leaves the decision open until next forum.
    SPs are invited to raise their opinion to peppol@bosa.fgov.be by then.

IV. Hermes Integrator agreement - status:

  • A question from B2B router was the opportunity to (a) reemphasize that the user is the sender, and (b) to walk through the different benefits of Hermes to the different categories of stakeholders affected.

  • As a side discussion the role of Hermes in a possible B2B mandate scenario was raised.
    At certain conditions, Hermes could take the same role of receiving-system of last resort during the transition phase , like CHORUS pro is taking in the French scenario.

  • Integration with eBox enterprises is achieved.
    It is only for use in the G2B/G2G scenario for legal reasons.

V. Backlog/AOB/Next forum:

  • Backlog: governance update (what about ISO certification): can be removed from the backlog: the InfoSec Workgroup is taking care of these aspects.
    All OpenPeppol members can join the group if they wish, or get info in due time in function of workgroup progress. See also Call for Participation Peppol Security Requirements Design Work Group - OpenPeppol

  • AOB: SPs raised their concerns to be part of the consultation rounds of the B2B obligation policy making phase.
    BOSA can only advise to get in touch with Tax Administration.

27 Jan 17, 2023 

13:30 - 14:15

  • Agoria

  • Arco

  • B2B Router

  • Babelway - Tradeshift

  • Basware

  • Billit

  • Codabox

  • connect solutions

  • Descartes

  • Digiteal

  • Dynatos

  • eConnect

  • Edicom

  • Esker

  • Exact

  • Ixor

  • Nestoya

  • Netropolix

  • Octopus

  • OptiPost

  • Pagero

  • soluz.io

  • Tradeinterop

I. Hermes Agreement Update

II. 9956 decommissioning

III. Backlog / AOB / Next forum

 

I. Language aspects:
Hermes does not provide a solution to the fact that, currently, when it comes to converting the invoice into a human readable equivalent a language could be is defaulted.
The sender has to determine the language to use (FR or NL).
How the sender sorts this out may be context-dependent and very tricky.
Hermes does not provide a solution for this.
The sender still needs to decide which language he will use. Service Providers on behalf of their customers should provide the language (FR or NL) to be used by sender.

II. 9956 decommissioning: Service Providers are asked to clean their obsolete entries before full decommissioning.

III. a. Topics suggested for upcoming SP forums:

  • CTC

  • update on planning for B2B obligations in BE

  • B2C agenda