I.-Any purchase of products or provision of services for a professional activity is subject to invoicing.
The seller is obliged to issue the invoice as soon as the delivery or service provision has been completed within the meaning of 3 of the I of article 289 of the General Tax Code. The buyer is obliged to claim it.
The seller and the buyer shall each keep a copy of any invoice issued within the time limit stipulated by the applicable provisions of the General Tax Code. The invoice issued in paper form shall be drawn up in duplicate.
Subject to c of II of Article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013, the invoice shall mention the names of the parties as well as their addresses and their invoicing addresses if different, the date of the sale or provision of the service, the quantity, precise designation, and unit price excluding VAT of the products sold and services rendered as well as any price reduction acquired on the date of the sale or provision of services and directly linked to this sale or provision of services transaction, excluding discounts not provided for on the invoice.
The invoice states the date on which payment must be made. It shall specify the discount conditions applicable in the event of payment on a date prior to that resulting from the application of the general terms and conditions of sale, the rate of penalties payable on the day following the payment date shown on the invoice and the amount of the fixed compensation for collection costs due to the creditor in the event of late payment. Payment is deemed to have been made on the date on which the funds are made available, by the customer, to the beneficiary or its subrogee.
The invoice shall mention the number of the order form when it has been previously drawn up by the purchaser.
II.-Any breach of I is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity.
The maximum fine incurred is increased to €150,000 for a natural person and €750,000 for a legal entity if the breach is repeated within two years of the date on which the first penalty decision became final.