France’s e-invoicing reform is moving fast: large and mid-sized companies must be able to issue electronic invoices from September 1, 2026, with every company required to receive them from that date, and SMEs and micro-companies following on September 1, 2027. At the center of the whole system sits a single requirement: every business needs to work through a government-approved platform. Finding the right one starts with knowing where the official list lives, what it actually tells you, and how to check a provider before you commit to it.
What is an Approved Platform?
An Approved Platform (in French, Plateforme Agréée, or PA) is a certified software provider authorized to issue, receive, transmit, and report electronic invoices on behalf of a business, and to send the required transaction data to the French tax authority, the DGFiP. If the name PDP (Plateforme de Dématérialisation Partenaire) sounds more familiar, that’s because it’s the same thing under an older name: during 2025, the DGFiP updated the official terminology from PDP to PA, though the function hasn’t changed. You’ll still see both terms used interchangeably across guides, provider websites, and news coverage, so it’s worth recognizing them as synonyms rather than two different categories.
To earn approval, a provider has to submit a full application, prove it can handle the mandatory structured formats (Factur-X, UBL, and CII), and pass interoperability testing under real conditions before receiving definitive registration. That registration is valid for three years and can be renewed, provided the platform submits an independent audit report.
Where to find the official list of Approved Platforms in France
The DGFiP publishes and maintains the authoritative list directly on impots.gouv.fr, under the page “je consulte la liste des plateformes agréées.” This is the only source you should treat as definitive: third-party blogs and comparison sites (including several of the ones you’ll find with a quick search) republish the list and can be useful for a first scan, but they can also lag behind the government’s own updates, so always cross-check against the DGFiP page before making a decision.
The list has grown quickly. It launched in January 2026 with just over 100 registered platforms, and by early September 2026 that number had climbed to around 149, with more than a dozen additional applicants still awaiting registration. The roster is diverse: dedicated e-invoicing specialists sit alongside full ERP systems and sector-specific tools built for accounting firms, so the size of the list isn’t a reason to assume every entry suits your business the same way.
The Approved Platform directory: not the same thing as the list
It’s easy to confuse two different tools here, so it’s worth separating them clearly.
The list of Approved Platforms answers one question: which providers are certified to operate in France?
The electronic invoicing directory (the annuaire de la facturation électronique, launched September 18, 2025) answers a different one: which Approved Platform has a business selected to receive its electronic invoices?
For an SAP-focused compliance perspective, read the SAP E-Invoice guide to the official list of approved platforms in France.