Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

The town council’s decisions concerning the creation, transfer or abolition of municipal market halls or markets are taken after consultation with the professional organisations concerned, which have a period of one month in which to issue an opinion. The system of fees and parking charges at market halls and markets is defined in accordance with the provisions of a specification or regulation drawn up by the municipal authority after consultation…

The establishment, abolition and changes to the dates and locations of livestock markets, as well as any changes to their operation, are authorised by deliberation of the town council.

No fair or market, even a simple supply market, may be set up on a site included, in whole or in part, within the rights-of-way of a national road classified as a trunk road.

When it is found that a fair or market, even a simple supply market, constitutes a serious disturbance to general traffic because it is held on a site that is wholly or partly within the rights-of-way of a main road, the representative of the State in the département shall give formal notice to the municipality to move the fair or market to another location within one year of notification of…

The application of the provisions of articles L. 2224-20 and L. 2224-21 may be extended by decree to bypasses built or to be built to bypass built-up areas on national roads that are not classified as trunk roads.

Communes may set up public weighing, measuring and gauging offices where anyone may have their goods weighed and gauged on payment of a fee. Recourse to these offices is compulsory only in the event of a dispute.

No person may perform the duties of weigher, measurer and gauge without taking an oath. The oath shall be received by the president of the commercial court or the judge of the judicial court.

In localities where it is not necessary to establish public weights, the duties of weigher, measurer and gauge may be entrusted by the representative of the State in the department to citizens of recognised probity and ability, who shall take an oath.

No person other than these employees or servants may, within the precincts of the markets, halls and ports, exercise the profession of weigher, measurer and gauge, on pain of confiscation of the instruments intended for measurement. The precincts of these markets, halls and ports shall be determined and designated in an apparent manner by the mayor.