Surplus income may be distributed only after the reserves and provisions prescribed by the laws and regulations in force have been set aside, after the establishment expenses have been fully amortised and after the regulatory provisions concerning the solvency margin or the solvency capital requirement of the company and, where applicable, of the group, have been satisfied. The deferred charges established pursuant to Article R. 343-6 are deducted from the surplus income to be distributed as established.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may object to the allocation of surplus to free reserves.