Article D6261-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The accumulated result defined in article D. 6261-11 is allocated, in the case of 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 there is a deficit, it is added to the operating expenditure for…