Article R2321-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
For the caisses des écoles of communes of 3,500 inhabitants or more and the caisses des écoles intercommunales comprising a commune of 3,500 inhabitants or more, the depreciation allowances for fixed assets, provided for and liquidated under the conditions laid down in article R. 2321-1, constitute compulsory expenditure. For the application of this article, the fixed assets to be taken into account are those acquired from 1 January 1999.