I. – Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 of Article 38, the taxable income of the Banque de France is determined on the basis of the accounting rules defined pursuant to Article L. 144-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the agreement referred to in article L. 141-2 of the same code.
The taxable income of the Banque de France is established:
1° After deduction of the amounts mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 612-18 of the same code;
2° After integration of the amounts mentioned in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 612-18 of the aforementioned code.
II. – For the application of the provisions of 2 of Article 38, the following items are not included in the definition of the net assets of the Banque de France:
1°) The revaluation reserve of State gold reserves and the revaluation reserve of State foreign exchange reserves defined by the agreement referred to in Article L. 141-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code;
2°) The revaluation accounts defined by the mandatory accounting and valuation rules adopted with a view to drawing up the consolidated balance sheet of the European System of Central Banks in accordance with Article 26 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank.