The list of markets of national interest for which the State intends to organise development and management is set by decree.
For the other markets of national interest, the municipalities on whose territory they are located, or the groupings of municipalities concerned, ensure their development and management, either on a self-managed basis or through the appointment of a public or private legal entity. In the latter case, this legal entity is appointed after a competitive tendering process in accordance with the conditions laid down by Article L. 1411-1 of the General Code of Local Authorities.
These communes, or their groupings, may however entrust this power of appointment to the region or, in Corsica, to the territorial collectivity of Corsica.