e-integration offers legal security by qualified electronic signature (QES)

A large field of application of the qualified electronic signature is the result of German §14 VAT law, which regulates the use of the qualified electronic signature and its verification for electronic invoice distribution (for instance as a PDF -document).

The German Signature Act (SigG) defines an "electronic signature" as data in an electronic format, which includes other electronic data, or data which is logically connected to it, and which serves as authentication. Moreover, the qualified electronic signature is defined as an advanced electronic signature, which is based on a (valid at the time of generation) qualified certificate and has been created using a secure signature-creation device (SSEE).

It therefore quickly becomes apparent that fulfilling this and many other statutory requirements makes a comprehensive private key infrastructure (PKI) necessary. The implementation of such an operation is expensive and continuous updating and maintenance of processes is multi-layered and complex.

• Connect yourself via just one interface with our e-Invoicing portal and give us your invoice data in any format.
• e-integration then provides a private key infrastructure operation as a service which meets all trade and commercial law regulations in Germany and the EU. We guarantee that!
• The QES solution from e-integration is certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
• e-integration signs the invoice data in accordance with German §14 VAT law in the name of the document creator and sends the data to the invoice recipient.

The really special thing about the PwC-certified solution is that e-integration can also verify the signature for the invoice recipient and forward this data. This means that e-integration enables invoice data communication which is 100% digital and which conforms with statutes for the invoice sender, and the invoice recipient too.

• Fulfilment of all legal regulations, such as German §14 VAT law, GoBS and GDPdU, is ensured by e-integration.
• You as the invoice sender convey your data exclusively via an interface to e-integration. Any paper documents and the invoice list are not applicable.
• Your partners and customers as invoice recipients receive all data electronically (as an EDI procedure) or as a PDF format in an e-mail attachment. Any paper documents are not applicable.
• With the QES solution in the e-Invoicing portal invoice dispatch is not just accelerated, but your process costs are also reduced to a fraction of your  current costs.

To complete this service offer e-integration also provides you with the opportunity of long term archiving of data.

• Data received by the invoice sender by EDI will be converted to the formats of the invoice recipient (other EDI formats, PDF, etc.) and signed in this format.
• Signatures are verified by e-integration for the invoice recipient.
• Invoice data with the electronic signature are provided to the invoice sender for their own archive, and e-integration carries out the archiving for the invoice sender.
• Invoice data, signatures and so-called inspection reports from the results of verification are made available to the invoice recipient for electronic archiving, and e-integration sees to archiving on behalf of the invoice recipient.