According to section 4 (3) of the E-Invoicing Ordinance ( E-Rechnungsverordnung, E-RechV), every invoice submission portal of the federal administration must be made available via the central federal administrative portal as referred to in section 2 (2) of the Online Access Act ( Onlinezugangsgesetz, OZG). The website www.verwaltung.bund.de is a portal of the federal administration as referred to in section 2 (2) of the Online Access Act. This website offers links to the invoice submission portal which complies with the Online Access Act (OZG-RE). It also provides links to other invoice submission platforms for institutions which are not allowed to connect to the OZG-RE but are required by the E-Invoicing Ordinance to accept electronic invoices. Invoice issuers can access the OZG-RE via the federal portal. This portal does not require registration, but invoice issuers must create a user account to the OZG-RE, as stipulated in the portals’ terms of use.
To find the OZG-RE on the federal portal, enter “OZG-RE” in the search field of www.verwaltung.bund.de. You will then be taken to the page “Transmit invoices electronically via e‑invoice platform”. Click on the text or on the word “More”. On the new page, click on “Forms & Online Services”. Under “Related Links”, you will find links to the OZG-RE and other invoice submission platforms.
