French Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Ratification of Multilateral Agreement on Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

TechFlow reports, October 30: According to information published on the official website of the French Senate, the French Senate passed Bill No. 21 on October 27, 2026, in first reading under an accelerated procedure, authorizing the approval of two multilateral instruments related to the automatic exchange of tax information: the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), and the amending protocol to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS). Both instruments were signed in Asunción, Paraguay, on November 26, 2024; the texts are annexed to Bill No. 921 (2025–2026 session).

Source: TechFlow