SERVICE PROVIDER will submit invoices in a single copy, only in electronic format through the preferred invoice reception channel(s) as defined in the corresponding Purchase Order issued by Sanofi CHC.

Submitted electronic invoices will include all elements specified by the applicable legal and tax requirements (e.g. description of the delivered goods/services etc.) and the ones enabling SANOFI CHC to process them (e.g. purchase order number, contract number etc.), at the invoice issue date.

Sending a paper duplicate is explicitly not required or encouraged and may have an impact on the SERVICE PROVIDER from the perspective of taxation. Only electronic documents received through preferred channels represent valid original invoices. Invoices sent through other channels (e.g. paper, post etc) or that do not include all the elements referred to above will not be processed. Uncompliant invoices may be returned.