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INA and Konzum Abolish Paper Documents

INA and Konzum have signed an Agreement on Electronic Document Exchange, thus becoming the first companies in Croatia to completely abolish the circulation of paper documents in the supply chain.

In accordance with the strict requirements of the Ministry of Finance and the Tax Administration, in the process of exchanging eInvoices with their partners, INA has established an eArchive, making the previous physical archiving of invoices a thing of the past. Although electronic document exchange between business entities in Croatia has existed in some form for some time, it was only with Croatia’s entry into the community of European Union countries and amendments to the Value Added Tax regulations that the prerequisites for standardizing the entire process and abolishing the obligation to circulate and store paper documents were opened.

– We are proud that INA, among the first in Croatia, has initiated a new standard in business fully aligned with advanced global practices.  The key advantages of introducing electronic data exchange are the abolition of the circulation of paper documents, automation and acceleration of processes,  increased timeliness and accuracy of processing and posting, significant reduction in archiving costs, a better basis for planning cash outflows  and an increase in the quality of trade relations and competitiveness, stated Darko Markotić, Executive Director of SD Retail.

– Konzum implemented the exchange of electronic documents into its business back in 2004, since when it has been intensively working on expanding the application of this standard in business with all its partners. The signing of the Agreement on Electronic Document Exchange is a prerequisite for the implementation of the paperless eInvoice exchange, and Konzum has signed the first such Agreement with INA. Along with the already existing exchange of structured XML eInvoices, the cessation of sending paper opens a new chapter in the development of electronic business in the Republic of Croatia, added Jozo Džakula, Executive Director of IT at Konzum.