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Automatic Data Exchange


Electronic transmission of data suitable for automatic processing means:

(1) sending and/or receiving of messages (e.g. orders, invoices, payment transactions, product descriptions, transport documents, tax declarations);

(2) in an agreed or standard format which allows their automatic processing, e.g. EDI, EDIFACT, ODETTE, TRADACOMS, XML, xCBL, cXML, ebXML;

(3) to or from other enterprises, public authorities or financial institutions;

(4) without the individual message being manually typed;

(5) via any computer network(s).