Belgian Peppol Service Provider Forum
The Belgian Peppol Authority (BPA) organizes the Belgian Peppol Service Provider Forum. This forum addresses various topics related to the development of Peppol in Belgium and at international level, ranging from technical issues encountered to initiatives organized by the BPA. It is a key interaction platform for operators, enabling them to discuss their concerns, clarify their understanding of the specifications, and reach the consensus required for effective interoperability.
All Service Providers active in Belgium (including Service Providers that have signed an agreement with the BPA and other Service Providers operating in Belgium) are invited to participate. Software vendors may also join the forum. Other organisations active in the field of e‑invoicing in Belgium are also eligible to participate.
The forum activities are organized around plenary meetings and focus groups:
Plenary meetings.
The table below provides the history and details of the forum plenary meetings (date/time, attendance, agenda, preparatory document, slides, wrap up and detailed minutes). The BPA ensures the secretariat of the plenary meetings.Focus groups.
Topics can be submitted by any member of the forum.
Topics are primarily addressed by focus groups (investigation, data collection, formulate solutions, provide recommendations, …).
Each focus group has a leader - usually the person who submits the topic. Focus group report back progress in the plenary meetings.
Eventually focus group conclusions are presented to the plenary meeting for endorsement by the forum. A web page publishes more detailed content, related to the topics discussed in the forum, including migration plans, detailed specifications, testing instructions and many other useful information.
Between plenary meetings, a focus group leaders meeting takes place every 3 weeks to monitor progress and ensure a effective decision making. Activities of the focus group leaders meeting are published here.
Service providers plenary meetings
Edition | Presence | Agenda /slideware/streaming | Wrap up |
|---|---|---|---|
41Sep 8, 2026 13h30 - 15:00 online |
| [TENTATIVE (updated 04/06)] I. SMP Redirect - registration interface standardization II. Add Control On VAT Nr III. Self-Billing IV. Factoring – third-Party Scenarios
V. ISO certification VI. Network Quality
Backlog / AOB / Next plenary |
|
40May 12, 2026 13h30 - 15:00 online | 4CEE (Tradeinterop) | [FINAL(05/05)] I. SMP Redirect - registration interface standardization II. Network Quality
III. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number IV. Add Control On VAT Nr V. Self-Billing VI. Factoring – third-Party Scenarios
VII. Focus Group leaders meeting Backlog / AOB / Next plenary
Detailed briefing can be found here
| Preamble This wrap-up elaborates on the detailed briefing ( can be found here). Housekeeping
I. SMP Redirect – Registration API
II. Network Quality
III. Multiple Receivers Under 1 Enterprise Number
IV. Add Control on VAT Number
V. Self-Billing
VI. Third-Party Scenarios (Factoring)
VII. Focus Group Leaders Meeting – Governance
VIII. ISO 27001 Certification
Backlog / AOB
Next Plenary MeetingPlenary #41: Tuesday 8 September 2026 | 13:30–15:00 CET | Online |
39Feb 24, 2026 14:00 - 16:00 doors open at 13:30, reception afterwards | A-cube API GS1 Soluz.io | [FINAL] I. SMP Redirect - registration interface standardization II. Network Quality III. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number IV. Add Control On VAT Nr V. Self-Billing VI. GT&Cs VII. End User Identification VIII. Factoring – third-Party Scenarios Backlog / AOB / Next plenary Detailed briefing can be found here Slides: Replay: Livestream | Preamble This wrap up elaborates on detailed briefing ( can be found here) Welcome and housekeeping Decision: The forum approves the proposed agenda, minutes of the last meeting (published December 18th), assignment of the Chair and minutes taker roles, and status of pending actions. Info: the forum welcomes following new members: Axway Belgium (taking over from Advalvas), Beprosoft, and Never2Wait. I. SMP Redirect
II. Network Quality
V. Self-Billing
VII. End User Identification – Reminder
Backlog / AOB / Next meeting
Detailed minutes of the discussions are available [here] |
38Dec 9, 2025 13:30 - 15:00 | Afas Belgium | [FINAL] I. SMP Redirect II. Network Quality - focus on network metadata III. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number IV. Add Control On VAT Nr V. Self-Billing VI. GT&Cs VII. End User Identification – Reminder (new topic) VIII. Factoring (new topic) Backlog / AOB / Next meeting Detailed briefing can be found here | Welcome and housekeeping
I. SMP Redirect
II. Network Quality - focus on network metadata
III. Multiple Receivers under one enterprise number:
IV. Add Control On VAT Nr
V. Self-Billing
VI. GT&Cs
VII. End User Identification – Reminder
VIII. Factoring (new topic)
Backlog / AOB / Next meetingnew participants:
Next plenary meeting
The detailed minutes of the discussions are available here. |
37 Sep 30, 2025 |