Financial law, Art. 88, General Tax Code, BOI 30.10.30, LNE, ISCA conditions, NF 525. The concept of taxation is very complex compared to other countries.
Our Business Development Manager for France offers support in English and French.
Since January 1, 2018, point-of-sale systems in France must:
With efsta EFR Middleware, you meet the ISCA conditions, and thanks to efsta Consulting, you can get certified and meet the documentation requirements!
Important changes for POS systems from 2025
The French Finance Act 2025 introduces a significant change for companies operating POS systems or cash registers in France:
The self-certification (or self-declaration/self-attestation) permitted since January 2018 will be abolished. This method, which was considered an alternative to the NF525 or LNE certificates, is officially no longer permitted since February 16, 2025. However, there is an important transitional provision:
As immediate certification is technically not possible for many providers, a transitional period until August 31, 2025 has been granted with the BOI-TVA-DECLA-30-10-30 published on April 16, 2025. During this period, self-certification will exceptionally continue to be accepted as proof of conformity.
What does this mean for your company in France?
Since February 16, 2025, POS systems in France are generally no longer allowed to prove their conformity through self-certification.
However, self-certification is still valid until August 31, 2025.
As of September 1, 2025, the POS system must:
– either be certified by an accredited certification body (Infocert or LNE),
– or demonstrably have initiated the certification process – e.g. through a firm order, an acceptance of an offer or a signed contract with one of the aforementioned bodies.
From March 1, 2026, a valid certification will then be mandatory for all POS systems that fall under the law.
All information about the certification can be found here.
We have the solution! The ISCA requirements are met by using the efsta EFR middleware. And completed with the certification and the prescribed documentation, by efsta Consulting. We stand for legal compliance!
The EFR takes over the majority of the certification requirements, which reduces your own development effort.
Thanks to our development work, we offer you advanced solutions that keep your company at the cutting edge of technology.
Simplified audit, as the EFR has already been audited and certified by other partners.
Archive integrity audit tool for tax authorities developed by efsta.
Always compliant and up-to-date with new legal changes. We offer full reliability and functionality on site.
efsta offers you a guide and support for the certification process, as well as for the creation of the prescribed documentation.
The efsta solution is perfect for small, medium and large companies. You don't have to compromise on functionality, even if you have multiple locations or a branch system. Efsta can also be quickly ready for use with minor adjustments, which is important for companies in a dynamic environment such as fiscalization.
The data from the EFR is encrypted and transferred to the efsta cloud for long-term archiving for the statutory retention period.
Each transaction is numbered and securely chained to prevent data manipulation.
Data exports, updates, email alerts in the event of system failures. Offline & online mode - uninterrupted operation.
With the help of a certificate (with a public key and a private key), each document is uniquely signed.
In the event of a tax audit, the tax authorities can check the integrity of the archive.
