Odoo as a certified PDP: what can you expect?
What does it mean to be a certified PDP in France? And what does this certification entail for Odoo? We’ve got the answers to all your questions just below !
What PDP certification means and what it involves for Odoo
Odoo is in the process of obtaining official recognition from the French government as a Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP). This certification allows Odoo to issue, receive, and transmit structured electronic invoices using standard formats such as CII and UBL. The status is granted for a renewable period of three years and establishes Odoo as a trusted third party between your business, your partners, and the french tax authorities.
In practical terms, this means Odoo will be able to handle the entire e-invoicing process natively within its platform without relying on any external third-party provider. This level of autonomy streamlines your operations, cuts costs, and secures your data flows.
This accreditation also gives Odoo direct access to the Public Billing Portal (PPF), enabling secure and automated exchanges with the DGFiP (Direction Générale des Finances Publiques).
What Odoo will actually do as a PDP
As a certified PDP, Odoo integrates several key features into its system to comply with regulatory requirements. Specifically, it will be able to:
- transmit VAT data to the tax authorities;
- automatically convert invoices into the legally required formats;
- check invoices for tax compliance;
- ensure electronic archiving in accordance with legal obligations.
These operations will be fully automated, secure, and handled directly within your Odoo interface. This means you’ll benefit from a complete, integrated system that stays fully aligned with current French tax regulations
What are the real benefits for you as an Odoo user?
By choosing Odoo to manage your e-invoicing, you’re not just staying compliant with the law: you’re also gaining clear and tangible benefits.
Stay compliant with french e-invoicing regulations
With its upcoming PDP certification and direct connection to the french tax authorities through the PPF, Odoo will enable you to automatically meet all legal e-invoicing requirements. All necessary data requested by the DGFiP, such as VAT details, invoice status updates and the nature of transactions, will be transmitted in full compliance, without any manual input on your part. This helps you avoid errors and eliminates the risk of non-compliance penalties.
Save time and cut costs associated with manual invoice processing
Odoo’s automated invoicing tasks, such as issuing, sending, receiving, format conversion, and archiving, replace lengthy, repetitive and error-prone manual processes. This significantly reduces the time spent on each invoice and minimizes your involvement. By reducing reliance on paper-based or semi-automated workflows, you also lower administrative costs and speed up processing times.
Process your electronic invoices securely with Odoo
With Odoo, every invoice issued or received is tracked, stored in compliance with legal standards and securely timestamped. The platform ensures document integrity throughout their entire lifecycle, from issuance to archiving. All communications are encrypted, and processing statuses are updated automatically, allowing you to monitor your invoicing workflows in real time. This traceability helps reduce disputes and lost documents while ensuring complete transparency.
Get ahead of the invoicing reform before the deadline
By adopting a solution like Odoo now, you’re preparing your business for the upcoming mandatory e-invoicing reform, set to take effect starting September 2026. This proactive approach helps you avoid rushed deployments, last-minute errors, and disruptions to your sales and purchasing processes. It also gives you time to train your teams, test workflows, and secure technical integrations in a stable environment, turning a regulatory requirement into a strategic opportunity!
Easily exchange invoices across Europe with Peppol integration
Odoo is already connected to the Peppol network, a widely recognized European platform for interoperable electronic invoicing. This connection allows you to send and receive invoices with public administrations and businesses in other European countries without manually adjusting invoice formats. It simplifies your export processes and reduces the risk of tax rejections abroad, especially in countries where e-invoicing is already widely adopted.
With its upcoming PDP certification, Odoo is becoming a key player in France’s e-invoicing reform. You'll benefit from a compliant, secure, and automated solution that’s seamlessly integrated into your business processes. By getting ahead of this regulatory change, you avoid non-compliance risks, boost productivity, and provide your company with full control over its tax environment.
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