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OpenPEPPOL

The international non-profit association that governs the PEPPOL network, specifications, and access point certification.

OpenPEPPOL AISBL is the international non-profit association responsible for governing, maintaining, and evolving the PEPPOL network. It manages the PEPPOL specifications, certifies access point providers, and operates the central SML (Service Metadata Locator) DNS infrastructure.

OpenPEPPOL has two types of members:

Member typeDescription
Authority membersGovernment bodies and standardisation authorities (e.g. national e-invoicing authorities)
Service provider membersCertified PEPPOL access point operators

Switzerland participates as an authority member, enabling Swiss public authorities to mandate PEPPOL-based e-invoicing.

Key facts

  • Full name: OpenPEPPOL AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif)
  • Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium
  • Operates: SML (DNS-based PEPPOL participant lookup), PKI infrastructure
  • Publishes: PEPPOL BIS specifications, transport protocol (AS4), SMP standard
  • Switzerland is an authority member