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MFA is a requirement of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the EU and many banks use their apps for authorising online card payments. Its also common to use apps as 2…

The point obviously isn't to give grocery stores more money for no reason, it's to support products that have higher quality standards. Take poultry as an example, standards vary b…

Somewhat tangential, but the EU has a directive mandating electronic invoicing for public procurement. One of the standards that has come out of that is EN 16931, also known as ZUG…

The CFA franc is used by 14 countries. Until 2020, those countries were required to deposit half of their foreign exchange reserves with the French Treasury. France also maintains …

The issue isn't necessarily the form of the agreement, it's verifying the identity of the signatories. If you can't see the other person signing the agreement, you need to verify t…

It takes at least 10 years to build a latest generation nuclear power plant such as Flamanville 3 or Hinkley Point C. According to the IPCC, we can't wait that long to reduce our e…

> When 90% of the "content moderation" decisions lean towards one end of the political spectrum that's hardly a mere disagreement at the adjudication stage. Which end of the politi…

I believe it means the airline. It's phrased that way to prevent the use of leased planes.

Flamanville 3 in France was started in 2007 and is due to be launched in 2022. It's the first of its generation (in France at least) so the delays and cost overruns are not unexpec…

The EU does not have a standard VAT rate, each country sets their own rates.

Most reactors in France are 1st gen whereas the new one being built is 3rd gen and the first of its kind in France. The increased safety has made construction more complicated than…

We use Calendly to let users book appointments for calls. They submit their number and we call them at whatever time they choose within our availability hours. If you know when you…

Pricing is definitely an issue, I think one of other big issues that is often overlooked is that countries with some form of national or regulated health insurance have an incentiv…

Medical practitioners and private institutions are not required to follow the state set prices in France. It's the limit of how much the social security will cover so essentially a…

You probably don't need to test Edge on Windows if you are already testing Chrome since it's the same engine. If you really want to you can test Edge on MacOS¹ or you can use the W…

The engines field is generally used for package consumers so when you do an `npm install` you know if the package is compatible with your local node version. Pinning the Node.js ve…

Democracy requires an informed electorate and publicly funded broadcasters are a means to achieve that. The government must have as little control as possible over their funding to…

I know a few people who put tape over their camera so I can see some market for this. One friend in particular had an ex install some sort of remote access software on her laptop w…

In the context of the census that certainly makes sense and there are obviously strong links between religious backgrounds and political beliefs. The reason I mention it is because…

There are reduced rates of VAT for certain categories of products and services so payment processors would need to know what the charge they are processing is for. It's not uncommo…

Plan is a big word in the context of Brexit! There has been very little consensus on what the referendum actually meant and much of the delay in the process was down to the UK gove…

Thanks for pointing that out, it's an important detail. I worked on a VAT system for an online store but I never looked into the regulation so my knowledge is limited!

Most countries have exemptions for small businesses. In Ireland for example you do not have to collect VAT if your revenue is below 72k. Presumably you should be able to afford an …