Sending Electronic Documents in France

As a customer in France, you can send electronic documents either by email (as attached files) or through the PEPPOL eDelivery Network.

Continia Document Output connects you directly to the PEPPOL eDelivery Network, thereby eliminating the need to sign up with any third parties for integration. Once connected, you can start sending electronic documents to your customers in France and other countries. To learn more about how to connect to the PEPPOL eDelivery Network, see Setting up the Continia Delivery Network.

Another active network in France is CHORUS PRO, which is widely used by some industries. Continia is considering future integration with CHORUS PRO, but at the moment you must sign up with a third-party network provider if you need to receive documents from CHORUS PRO.

You can also export and send electronic documents to customers in other countries. Most widespread formats are supported, but not all. For a list of supported formats, see Supported Formats.

Participant ID France

The following table lists the Participant IDs you can use if you want to participate in the Peppol network. It uniquely identifies the organization within the Peppol infrastructure and is used for routing electronic documents and messages.

NameFormatExample
System Information et Repertoire des Entreprise et des Etablissements: SIRENEFR:SIRENE784301772/ 78430177200025
SIRET-CODEFR:SIRET78430177200025
French VAT numberFR:VAT