diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
index b0cda2ecd6a..30d6b82bb21 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ function pdf_getInstance($format='',$metric='mm',$pagetype='P')
 	//$format=array($arrayformat['width'],$arrayformat['height']);
 	//$metric=$arrayformat['unit'];
 
-	if (class_exists('TCPDI')) $pdf = new TCPDI($pagetype,$metric,$format);
-	else $pdf = new TCPDF($pagetype,$metric,$format);
+	$pdfa=false;											// PDF-1.3
+	if (! empty($conf->global->PDF_USE_1A)) $pdfa=true;		// PDF1/A
+
+	if (class_exists('TCPDI')) $pdf = new TCPDI($pagetype,$metric,$format,true,'UTF-8',false,$pdfa);
+	else $pdf = new TCPDF($pagetype,$metric,$format,true,'UTF-8',false,$pdfa);
 
 	// Protection and encryption of pdf
 	if (! empty($conf->global->PDF_SECURITY_ENCRYPTION))