Article D4425-26 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The accumulated result defined in article D. 4425-25 is allocated, when 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° The balance is transferred to the operating surplus carried forward or to additional reserves. Where there is a deficit, it is added to the operating expenditure for the year….