[French Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Approval of Multilateral Agreements Related to CARF and CRS] On October 27, 2026, the French Senate passed Bill No. 21 through expedited first reading, authorizing approval of the multilateral agreement between competent authorities on the automatic exchange of information regarding the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), and supplementary documents to the Multilateral Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS). Both documents were signed in Asunción, Paraguay on November 26, 2024.