Chapter I: Markets of national interest

The regional council shall deliberate on the request for classification or declassification of a market of national interest after having obtained, under the conditions provided for in article R. 761-3, the opinion of the commune(s) or public establishment(s) for inter-communal cooperation in which the market is located. The competent authority pursuant to article L. 761-1 shall give its decision within six months of the date of receipt of the application…

In application of the first paragraph of article L. 761-2, the development and management of the Paris-Rungis market of national interest are organised by the State.

The municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation on whose territory the market is located shall themselves determine, or delegate to the region the power to determine, the arrangements for the development and management of the market. Each of these tasks may be carried out by a public authority or delegated.

The tariff of fees or contributions of any kind collected by the manager is established either by the board of directors or by the deliberative body acting in its stead. The manager brings this tariff to the attention of users.

The market manager draws up an annual report under the conditions provided for in article L. 1411-3 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales and forwards it to the communes and the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale on whose territory the market is located, to the regional council and to the prefect. The projected profit and loss account, provided for in article L. 761-3, is produced in the same way….

If the financial operation of the market shows or is likely to show a serious imbalance, the prefect responsible for policing the market may give formal notice to the operator to take the necessary measures to restore equilibrium. He will inform the delegating public authorities or their groupings and, where applicable, the authorities that have guaranteed the loans contracted by the manager, as well as the regional council. Where, on…