<s>
Universal	B-Language
Business	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UBL	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
library	O
of	O
standard	O
electronic	O
XML	B-Protocol
business	O
documents	O
for	O
procurement	O
and	O
transportation	O
such	O
as	O
purchase	O
orders	O
,	O
invoices	O
,	O
transport	O
logistics	O
and	O
waybills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
re-keying	B-General_Concept
of	O
data	O
in	O
existing	O
fax	O
-	O
and	O
paper-based	O
business	O
correspondence	O
and	O
provide	O
an	O
entry	O
point	O
into	O
electronic	O
commerce	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UBL	O
traces	O
its	O
origins	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
EDI	O
standards	O
and	O
other	O
derived	O
XML	B-Protocol
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UBL	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
option	O
to	O
map	O
e-business	O
processes	O
into	O
an	O
OWL	B-Language
description	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OASIS	O
Universal	B-Language
Business	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UBL	O
)	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
OASIS	O
Standard	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
designated	O
the	O
maintenance	O
agency	O
for	O
ISO/IEC	O
19845	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2003	O
Denmark	O
legislated	O
the	O
mandatory	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
customization	O
of	O
UBL	O
0.7	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
OIOXML	B-Language
specification	O
,	O
for	O
electronic	O
invoicing	O
for	O
government	O
procurement	O
starting	O
February	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
NES	O
is	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
semantic	B-Application
use	O
of	O
UBL	O
2.0	O
as	O
applied	O
to	O
specific	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEPPOL	B-Application
adopts	O
the	O
work	O
products	O
of	O
and	O
that	O
include	O
UBL	O
customizations	O
and	O
syntax	O
serializations	O
of	O
different	O
document	O
types	O
for	O
European	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
is	O
to	O
enable	O
public	O
procurement	O
across	O
borders	O
within	O
the	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
mandatory	O
for	O
Swedish	O
electrical	O
authorities	O
to	O
use	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Colombian	O
national	O
tax	O
and	O
customs	O
directorate	O
,	O
implements	O
UBL	O
2	O
as	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
document	I-Protocol
format	O
for	O
electronic	O
invoicing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
agency	O
for	O
Public	O
Management	O
and	O
eGovernment	O
,	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
use	O
CEN	O
BII	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
the	O
EHF	O
formats	O
and	O
the	O
Universal	B-Language
Business	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UBL	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
implemented	O
syntax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
the	O
Dutch	O
government	O
has	O
mandated	O
XML	B-Protocol
Invoicing	O
for	O
all	O
contracts	O
signed	O
after	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
UBL-OHNL	O
customization	O
via	O
Digipoort	O
or	O
the	O
Simplerinvoicing	O
customization	O
via	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
"	O
the	O
two	O
countries’	O
intention	O
to	O
jointly	O
adopt	O
the	O
Pan-European	O
Public	O
Procurement	O
Online	O
(	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
)	O
interoperability	O
framework	O
for	O
trans-Tasman	O
e-invoicing	O
"	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
Prime	O
Ministers	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
future	O
of	O
e-invoicing	O
in	O
Italy	O
will	O
facilitate	O
the	O
correct	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
Technical	O
Rules	O
for	O
Interoperability	O
between	O
e-Procurement	O
platforms	O
(	O
Circolare	O
3	O
AgID	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
the	O
end-to-end	O
procurement	O
process	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
or	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
specification	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
by	O
implementing	O
a	O
CEN	O
BII	O
profile	O
using	O
the	O
OASIS	O
UBL	O
2.1	O
syntax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singapore	O
has	O
established	O
the	O
first	O
PEPPOL	B-Application
Authority	O
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
with	O
the	O
Info-communications	O
Media	O
Development	O
Authority	O
(	O
IMDA	O
)	O
to	O
help	O
businesses	O
in	O
Singapore	O
to	O
benefit	O
from	O
digitalisation	O
and	O
better	O
position	O
themselves	O
to	O
plug	O
into	O
the	O
international	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Business	O
Payments	O
Coalition	O
e-Invoicing	O
Subcommittee	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
technical	O
committee	O
consisting	O
of	O
US	O
,	O
Canadian	O
,	O
and	O
Mexican	O
interests	O
in	O
electronic	O
invoicing	O
and	O
facilitated	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
Federal	O
Reserve	O
Bank	O
of	O
Minneapolis	O
,	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
semantic	B-Application
model	O
of	O
an	O
invoice	O
,	O
expressed	O
using	O
the	O
business	O
objects	O
of	O
OASIS	O
UBL	O
2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
real	O
world	O
Ethereum	O
Blockchain	O
DAO	O
for	O
Double	O
Entry	O
Book-keeping	O
and	O
accounting	O
using	O
the	O
International	O
standard	O
OASIS	O
UBL	O
Universal	B-Language
Business	I-Language
Language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
