At least one-twentieth of the cooperative’s operating surpluses is deducted annually to form a reserve fund.
The remainder of the operating surplus is, by decision of the Members’ Meeting, placed in reserve, or distributed among the members in proportion to the amount of the fees they have paid to the cooperative, or allocated, in the form of a grant, either to other doctors’ cooperatives or unions of cooperatives, or to works of general or professional interest.
Under no circumstances may the reserves be distributed among the members.