Ko davčni zavezanec shranjuje račune, ki jih izdaja ali prejema na elektronski način, ki jamči on-line dostop do podatkov in ko je mesto shranjevanja v državi članici, ki ni država članica, v kateri ima sedež, imajo pristojni organi v državi članici, v kateri ima sedež, za namene te direktive pravico do dostopa na elektronski način, za prenos in uporabo teh računov v mejah, ki so določene v predpisih države članice, kjer ima davčni zavezanec sedež in v kolikor ta država to zahteva za namene nadzora."
When a taxable person stores invoices which he issues or receives by an electronic means guaranteeing on-line access to the data and when the place of storage is in a Member State other than that in which he is established, the competent authorities in the Member State in which he is established shall have a right, for the purpose of this directive, to access by electronic means, download and use these invoices within the limits set by the regulations of the Member State where the taxable person is established and as far as that State requires for control purposes."