Article R761-1 of the French Commercial code
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…