Traders refuse to unpack their goods at Sevran market. Town hall wants to set up a firefighter access route to the rear of the halls.

Merchants oppose a measure that would reduce their plformance to the city's budget. The market is considered the second most important in Île-de-France, after Montpellier, by some analysts. The market was to be the first since the municipality temporarily took over direct management via a municipal authority, the time to relaunch a call for tenders.