About this service
Use this service if you are an eInvoicing service provider (referred to as Service Provider) who intends to become an Accredited eInvoicing Service Provider in the UAE.
The purpose of accreditation is to:
- Protect the interests of the business community and the UAE government.
- Ensure the ability of Peppol Service Providers to send and/or receive valid eInvoices as per the standards mandated by the Ministry of Finance and report tax data to the Federal Tax Authority.
- Establish controls whereby only Accredited Service Providers (ASP) are authorized to:
- Validate and exchange eInvoices in the UAE.
- Report tax data to the Federal Tax Authority.
The process
- Submit Application.
- Pre-approval Testing.
- Production Trail Run.
- Pre-approval Certification.
- Tax Data Reporting Testing.
- Accreditation Certification.
Conditions of use
- A Service Provider applying for Accreditation must fulfill all of the following conditions:
- a. Is an active Peppol-certified Service Provider who has successfully completed the OpenPeppol conformance tests.
- b. Has a minimum of (2) two years of experience in the operation and management of an Electronic Invoicing System, evidenced through supporting documentation required by the Ministry.
- c. Fulfill the company registration conditions under Article 6 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- d. Adhere to the Service Provider requirements under Article 7 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- e. Meet the tax registration obligations under Article 8 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- f. Comply with the Peppol Service Provider Product information security requirements under Article 9 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- g. Meet the self-declaration condition under Article 10 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- h. Meet the insurance requirements under Article 11 of the Ministerial Decision on the eligibility criteria and Accreditation procedure for Service Providers under the Electronic Invoicing System.
- Any of the above stipulated conditions may be waived by the Minister.
Required Documents
- Trade License.
- Proof of Paid-up Capital.
- UAE Corporate Tax Registration Certificate.
- Representative Power of Attorney.
- Verifiable Proof of eInvoicing Experience.
- Signed Service Provider Agreement with OpenPeppol or any other Peppol Authority.
- Business Continuity ISO 22301 Certificate.
- Details of Technical Environment Design.
- Details of Multifactor Authentication.
- Details of Encryption at Rest and in Transit.
- Details of Regular Security Monitoring.
- ISO/IEC 27001 Certificate.
- Proof of Ongoing Support and Maintenance.
- Proof of how Updates and Upgrades will be Handled.
- Insurance documents (required while submitting pre-approval testing results).
Dependent on other services
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User Guide
This manual provides detailed instructions on how to use the eInvoicing Service Provider Accreditation Portal and walks you through the portal’s functionalities: Download
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