-  $self->generate_datev_data(from_to => $self->fromto);
-  return if $self->errors;
-  my $datev_ref;
-  ($datev_ref, $self->{warnings}) = SL::DATEV::CSV->new(datev_lines  => $self->generate_datev_lines,
-                                                       from         => $self->from,
-                                                       to           => $self->to,
-                                                       locked       => $self->locked,
-                                                      );
+    $self->generate_datev_data(from_to => $self->fromto);
+    return if $self->errors;
+
+    my $datev_csv = SL::DATEV::CSV->new(
+      datev_lines  => $self->generate_datev_lines,
+      from         => $self->from,
+      to           => $self->to,
+      locked       => $self->locked,
+    );
+
+
+    my $filename = "EXTF_DATEV_kivitendo" . $self->from->ymd() . '-' . $self->to->ymd() . ".csv";
+
+    my $csv = Text::CSV_XS->new({
+                binary       => 1,
+                sep_char     => ";",
+                always_quote => 1,
+                eol          => "\r\n",
+              }) or die "Cannot use CSV: ".Text::CSV_XS->error_diag();
+
+    # get encoding from defaults - use cp1252 if DATEV strict export is used
+    my $enc = ($::instance_conf->get_datev_export_format eq 'cp1252') ? 'cp1252' : 'utf-8';
+    my $csv_file = IO::File->new($self->export_path . '/' . $filename, ">:encoding($enc)") or die "Can't open: $!";
+
+    $csv->print($csv_file, $_) for @{ $datev_csv->header };
+    $csv->print($csv_file, $_) for @{ $datev_csv->lines  };
+    $csv_file->close;
+    $self->{warnings} = $datev_csv->warnings;
+
+    # convert utf-8 to cp1252//translit if set
+    if ($::instance_conf->get_datev_export_format eq 'cp1252-translit') {
+
+      my $filename_translit = "EXTF_DATEV_kivitendo_translit" . $self->from->ymd() . '-' . $self->to->ymd() . ".csv";
+      open my $fh_in,  '<:encoding(UTF-8)',  $self->export_path . '/' . $filename or die "could not open $filename for reading: $!";
+      open my $fh_out, '>', $self->export_path . '/' . $filename_translit         or die "could not open $filename_translit for writing: $!";