Slovenian National eInvoicing Forum

The Forum is a consultative body in the field of eInvoicing at the national level, involving representatives of stakeholders of the economy (small, medium and large companies), the public sector, associations, chambers and educational institutions.

The Slovenian National eInvoicing Forum was established by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS) and the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (PPA) with the aim of active management and coordination in the introduction and popularization of the positive effects of eInvoices.

The main goals of the Slovenian National eInvoicing Forum are to encourage the use and to reach a critical mass of users in the process of eInvoice exchange, which will adapt to a more modern and simplified way of doing business.

European Forum

The Slovenian eInvoicing Forum is a member of the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing (EMSFEI), which promotes the widespread use of eInvoices in the Member States and facilitates the exchange of experience and good practices in cross-border eInvoicing. The representatives of Slovenia in the European Forum are Jorgo Bertalanič (CCIS) and Rok Bojanc (ZZI).

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/display/CEFDIGITAL/eInvoicing

Decisions and recommendations

The National Forum, in cooperation with the Financial Administration and the Public Payments Administration, prepared the Explanation on the use of tax categories or the corresponding tax codes in eSLOG 2.0 e-invoices (January 21, 2022)
At the 12th meeting on 3 December 2020, the National Forum confirmed that the working group for eSLOG begins the development of new eSLOG standards for Payment Reminders and IOP.
The National Forum for e-invoices has prepared an explanation regarding the use of tax and identification numbers for VAT of the seller and the buyer in business terms for eSLOG 2.0 e-invoices. The clarification refers to the distinction based on whether the seller/buyer is identified for VAT purposes or not. (25/11/2020)
At its 11^th meeting on 5 December 2019, the Forum decided to discontinue the eSLOG eInvoice 1.6 and 1.6.1 standards as of 1 October 2020.
The proposal of the Forum is to regulate mandatory exchange of eInvoices between legal entities, which should enter into force in 2021.
At its 10^th meeting on 27 November 2018, the Forum decided to apply the new national eSLOG 2.0 eInvoice standard as of 1 June 2019. During the transitional period or until the discontinuation of eSLOG 1.6, the eSLOG 1.6 and 2.0 standards are used.
At its 7^th meeting on 16 June 2015, the Forum endorsed the Code of Electronic Exchange Network Providers, which governs the rules on interconnection and business between providers. The purpose of defining these rules is to ensure an adequate level of quality of the exchange service and, following the model of the telecommunications networks, to enable any issuer to exchange eDocuments with the recipient, regardless of the network on which they are located.
Code of Electronic Exchange Network Providers. (In Slovenian)
Secure electronic inboxes should be used for exchanging eDocuments, as exchanging eDocuments via email does not guarantee reliability of delivery, issuer identification and traceability of delivery. Business partners are advised against using email to exchange eDocuments.

Interesting content

The latest Billentis 2019-2025 report has been published. It is available free of charge at this link.

The eInvoicing in Slovenia publication was prepared within the ROSE project and represents the current status of eInvoicing and the advantage of its use, and places it in a wider European context. View the publication.

The report of the European eInvoicing Forum, which provides an overview of the situation and the recommendations in the field of eInvoice transmission and interoperability. View the report.