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The Corporation is hereby authorized to establish and operate markets and stores in places that it deems pertinent and convenient to facilitate the sale of its products, goods and services. The operation of these markets and stores shall be subject to the regulations to be approved to govern the sale of goods, products or services, to keep an account of the same and supervise these activities.\nThe Corporation may operate the markets and stores it establishes directly, as provided in this section, or through a concession or other agreement with profitable or nonprofit government agencies, corporations, public instrumentalities, municipalities or persons or entities. All concessions or agreements executed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be preceded by a study on the feasibility and convenience of this delegation and for the duration of these concessions, contracts or agreements and shall be conducted in accordance with the bidding procedure, subject to periodic evaluations, and to the authorization of the Corporation to terminate these contracts in order to ensure compliance of the conditions imposed.\nThe moneys obtained from the operation of the stores and

valuations, and to the authorization of the Corporation to terminate these contracts in order to ensure compliance of the conditions imposed.\nThe moneys obtained from the operation of the stores and markets shall be accounted for separately from any other funds of the Corporation.\nHistory —Aug. 6, 1991, No. 47, § 18; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 4, § 5.