For the application of this Title :
1° The territory referred to as “France” means: mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands as well as the Principality of Monaco. However, for balance of payments statistics, the Wallis and Futuna Islands are considered as a foreign country;
2° The following are considered to be residents: natural persons having their main centre of interest in France, civil servants and other French public officials posted abroad as soon as they take up their post, as well as French or foreign legal entities for their establishments in France;
3° The following are considered to be non-residents: natural persons having their main centre of interest abroad, civil servants and other foreign public officials posted in France as soon as they take up their duties, and French or foreign legal entities for their establishments abroad;
4° For the statistical purposes mentioned in articles R. 152-1, R. 152-2 and R. 152-3, transactions by which non-residents or residents acquire at least 10% of the capital or voting rights, or cross the 10% threshold, of a resident or non-resident enterprise respectively, are considered as direct foreign investment in France or French direct investment abroad. The statistical definition of direct investment also includes all transactions between related enterprises of any kind, such as loans, borrowings or deposits, as well as investments in real estate;