Certification of cash register systems

Background

By virtue of Article 88 of the 2016 Finance Law No. 2015-1785 dated December 29^th 2015, cash register system owners must, beginning on January 1^st 2018, use cash register systems meeting the conditions of data inalterability, security, conservation and archival in preparation of tax authority control.  The compliance of these systems with requirements must be specified by means of a certificate delivered by an accredited body under the conditions indicated in Article L. 115-28 of the French Consumers' Code or else by an individual certification issued by the publisher.

What does a cash register system certification entail?

The LNE Laboratory has developed a certification benchmark for cash register systems that effectively demonstrates certified product compliance, based on this benchmark, with regulatory requirements.

This benchmark is applicable to all types cash register systems : cash registers, software installed on registers, regulated measurement instruments with an incorporated cash handling device, etc.

Why choose LNE?

• A dedicated benchmark dedicated to demonstrating compliance with regulatory requirements
• Compliance justification issued by an independent, accredited and fully recognized body in the product certification field
• Sharing of evaluations along with voluntary quality management system certifications (e.g. according to ISO 9001) or regulatory certifications (e.g. stemming from legal metrology).

Certification and benchmark request

A four-step certification process

Webinar

Cash register system certification: fulfill the latest regulatory requirements

During this webinar, the following issues will be discussed:

• Which cash register systems are concerned by the repository?
• What are the requirements of the repository?
• What are the main changes compared to the first version?
• How is the certification process going?

Applicable regulations

Primary regulatory texts

• Law No. 2015-1785, Article 88
• BOI-TVA-DECLA-30-10-30-20160803

Accreditation awarded

The LNE Laboratory has been accredited by the COFRAC Committee, under accreditation number  5-0012
List of accredited sites and their corresponding scopes available on www.cofrac.fr