Definitions for Italy

General definitions

(B2G) Attestazione di avvenuta tramissione con impossibilità di recapito (Failed Delivery Attestation)

The SdI will attempt to re-deliver a FatturaPA that failed the initial delivery with regular retry intervals, but after ten (10) days has elapsed, the SdI will desist from any further re-attempts and send a Attestazione di avvenuta tramissione con impossibilità di recapito to the transmitter. It should be highlighted that the failed initial delivery would have resulted in a Ricevuta di impossibilità di recapito.

(B2G) Notifica di decorrenza termini (Deadline Passed Notice)

If the Buyer does not send a Notifica di esito Committente successfully and in the expected format within fifteen (15) days, the SdI will send a Notifica di decorrenza termini” to both the transmitter and the Buyer.

(B2G) Notifica di esito (Outcome Notice)

If the Notifica di esito Committente is received from the Buyer successfully and is in the expected format, the SdI will send a Notifica di esito to the Hub to indicate whether the Buyer has accepted or rejected the FatturaPA.

(B2G) Notifica di esito Committente (Buyer Outcome Notice)

The Buyer may send a Notifica di esito Committente response to the SdI upon receiving a FatturaPA, to indicate whether it accepts or rejects the FatturaPA. The SdI allows up to a maximum of fifteen (15) days for the Buyer to respond to the SdI.

(B2G) Scarto esito Committente (Buyer Outcome Rejection Notice)

If the Notifica di esito Committente is received from the Buyer unsuccessfully (corrupt or incomplete) or is not in the expected format, the SdI will send a Scarto esito Committente back to the Buyer.

Codice Destinario

A unique code assigned to legal entities, by the SdI. The Codice Destinario must always be set in the FatturaPA, and is used to identify the intended recipient.

Codice Fiscale

The tax code specific to Italy.

Electronic signature

Each FatturaPA file transmitted to the SdI should be signed by the party issuing the document by means of a qualified signature certificate. The signature guarantees the integrity of the information contained within the document, as well as the authenticity of the issuer. The SdI accepts the following signature formats for FatturaPA: CAdES-BES (CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures) and XAdES-BES (XML Advanced Electronic Signatures).

TrustWeaver-Signing also supports both formats, but uses XAdES-BES specifically for signing FatturaPA documents.

FatturaPA

FatturaPA are issued in XML format according to the FatturaPA v1.2 XML schema (XSD). The FatturaPA XML may contain either a single document or a batch of documents. TrustWeaver-Signing to FatturaPA XML only supports single document processing per thread to TrustWeaver On Demand (TWOD). Sterling eInvoicing ensures correct serialization, queue and thread management when utilizing the TrustWeaver-Signing service for batch processing.

Posta Elettronica Certificata (PEC)

An email based service that certifies the date and time of any communications sent or received, as well as the integrity of contents therein.

Ricevuta di consegna

The Delivery Receipt that SdI will return to the transmitter when the FatturaPA has been successfully delivered to the recipient.

Ricevuta di impossibilità di recapito

The Failed Delivery Notice that SdI will return to the transmitter if the FatturaPA has not been successfully delivered to the recipient.

Ricevuta di scarto (Rejection Notice)

The Rejection Notice that SdI will return to the transmitter if the submitted FatturaPA does not conform to the semantical rules defined in the XSD.

SdICoop

A web-service based system accessible through HTTPS certificates for entities that have not been certified for the SPC network (Sistema Pubblico di Connettività).

SdIFTP

A system of data transmission between remote terminals based on the FTP protocol, that ensures the safety and certainty of the channel used between the involved participants.

Sistema di Interscambio (SdI)

The Italian government's centralized interface is called the Sistema di Interscambio (Exchange System). All FatturaPA must be transmitted to the SdI for clearance.

SPCoop

A system accessible via domain ports for entities that have been certified for the SPC network.