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.

The forum is supported by :
(a) the table below summarizing the editions of the forum, decisions and supporting slides, and
(b) a web page publishing more detailed content, related to the topics discussed in the forum, including migration plans, detailed specifications, testing instructions and many other useful information.

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

38 Dec 9, 2025

13:30 - 15:00

 

[FINAL]

Welcome and housekeeping

I. new focus group: participation

II. SMP Redirect

III. Network Quality - focus on network metadata

IV. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number

V. Add Control On VAT Nr

VI. End User Identification – Reminder (new topic)

VIII. Factoring (new topic)

Backlog / AOB / Next forum

Detailled briefing can be found here

 

37 Sep 30, 2025 

13:30 - 15:00

a-cube
alchimerys
b2bgrid
billit
bosa
cdinvest
centric
cronos
cwlogistics
dekimo
descartes
digiteal
e-invoice.be
eaglessoft
econnect
edicomgroup
eezi
effect
esker
exactsoftware
eurologiciel
gdev
ghx
horus-software
minfin
markant
montova
ntx
opentext
optipost
opuscapita
PeppolEdge
puntkom
scrada
shyfter
skyforce
soluz.io
thomsonreuters
tradeshift
travelnote
unifiedpost
visualbooks
winauditor
wisetechglobal
wolterskluwer

[FINAL]

Welcome and housekeeping

I. BE SP Forum - Improve The Model: recap/close

II. Use of Hermes: recap/close

III. SMP Redirect

IV. Network Quality - focus on network metadata

V. Multiple Receivers Under 1 CBE: IBAN as KYC-compliant 2ndary ID?

VI. Add Control On VAT Nr

Backlog / AOB / Next forum

  • Announcements – candidates for discussion in SP forum

    • CA migration (G3)

    • TestBed Upgrade

  • Self-Billing Flow - supporting tools – progress

  • G.T&Cs - embedding in invoice: legal constraints and best practices in e-invoices

detailled briefing can be found here

slides:

 

Welcome and housekeeping

  • Decision: The forum approves the agenda

  • Decision: The forum approves the minutes of the last meeting

  • Decision: The forum acknowledge they are currently no pending actions

I. Belgian Service Provider Forum - Improve The Model: recap/close

  • Decision: The forum approves the proposal to consider the topic completed

II. Use of Hermes: recap/close

  • Decision: The forum approves the proposal to consider the topic completed

III. SMP Redirect

  • Action: All forum members are invited to participate to the POC

  • Action: BPA will reach out to Peppol Edge to propose participation to the POC

  • Action: BPA and Nymus will progress with POC set up if/when it becomes possible to gather enough POC participants

IV. Network Quality - focus on network metadata

[no specific decision or action item]

V. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number: IBAN as KYC-compliant 2ndary ID?

  • Action: Members are hereby invited to apply to a new Focus Group to progress on this topic by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be .

VI. Add Control On VAT Nr (new topic)

  • Action: Members are hereby invited to apply to a new Focus Group to progress on this topic by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be.

Backlog / AOB / Next forum

Self-billing:

  • Action: members are invited to provide their input (observations, questions, issues identified) by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be

  • Action: members are invited to apply for a focus group on the topic by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be

GT&Cs:

  • Action: members are invited to provide their input (observations, questions, issues identified) by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be

  • Action: members are invited to apply for a focus group on the topic by email to peppol@bosa.fgov.be

Next forum

  • Decision: The forum approves the proposal to hold next plenary meeting on 9/12 13h30.

  • Action: BPA to organize next Belgian Service Providers Forum plenary meeting

  • Decision: The forum welcomes the principle to hold a in person forum in Q1 2026 at BOSA premises. BPA will work at such organization and report progress.

  • Action: BPA to consider organizing in-person meeting in Q1 2026 and report progress on next plenary meeting

The minutes of the discussions are available here. 

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