Seized by an association, the administrative court of Marseille gave the prefect one month to sanction the illegal installation of a Marie-Blachère inside the Grand Frais supermarket.
This is an important victory for the association En Toute Franchise, which "fights against the abuses of mass distribution". The administrative court of Marseille handed down its judgment on May 6 concerning the Grand Frais-Marie Blachère stores located in Plan-de-Campagne (Bouches-du-Rhône). The association, based in Marignane, had attacked the prefecture and the two brands for having circumvented urban planning rules, during a hearing in April, reports La Provence on May 13.
During the hearing, the public rapporteur stressed that the two stores, opened in 2016, should have obtained authorisation from the Departmental Commission for Commercial Development, a mandatory step for areas of more than 1,000 m².
