New rejection periods for workbooks 19, 32 and 58
In November 2009, Law 16/2009 on Payment Services was passed. This law regulates the period in which invoices can be rejected, which are:
- General period: maximum 5 business days calculated from the basic due date of presentation, any reason for rejection being acceptable.
- Up to 8 weeks: in cases in which the invoice was authorised, but the exact amount for payment was not specified and the amount charged exceeds the amount which could reasonably be expected considering previous payments.
- The period is extended to 13 months when direct debit is not authorised.
Adaptation of these points to the interbank clearing system means that the party issuing the invoices must always be in possession of authorisation signed by the person/entity against whose account the amount is debited and must keep said authorisations.
In the event of invoices for commercial transactions in which significant differences may exist in terms of amount between one invoice and the next, then individual authorisation is recommended, indicating the direct debit account and the amount to be debited.
The above is applicable to all invoices, be they issued in file form (Workbooks 19, 32 and 58) or physical document form (paper).
Account debit authorisation form 
(document intended to be signed by the paying entity/person and kept by the entity/person issuing the invoices)
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