Article R3312-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The accumulated result defined in article R. 3312-9 is allocated, where it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close of the previous financial year; 2° For the balance, to the operating surplus carried forward or as an additional allocation to reserves. Where this is a deficit, it is added to the operating expenditure for the…