Monday, March 21, 2016

Only 9 of the 28 EU countries restricts trade on Sundays – Interia

In Poland, the ban on Sunday trading calls Solidarity. Already collects signatures for civil draft law in this case.

There is no EU legislation concerning Sunday trading. That Member States take the final decision, and shops can be open on that day or not. In some countries, where there are no specific rules on shop opening hours on Sundays and holidays, the matter is regulated by custom.

Purchases on Sunday, with virtually no restrictions, both small and large stores to do in Bulgaria, Croatia , Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Spain, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Italy and the UK.

Almost total ban on trade in Sundays and public holidays in force in Germany and Austria. Partial restrictions are Belgium, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Hungary.

In Germany and Austria, there is the so-called. Sonntagsruhe, or “Sunday Silence”. This means that on Sundays and public holidays are closed all the shops; may act only gas stations and convenience stores at railway stations and located in the vicinity of tourist attractions. In practice, it happened that the train and petrol stations serve as the main sources of supply of food for the holidays.

In the Netherlands, the matter of Sunday trading is regulated by local authorities. In the municipalities located mainly in the so-called. Dutch Bible Belt (center of the country, where the rule Protestant conservatives), trade on Sundays is prohibited. In other parts of the country there are no restrictions.

In Belgium, Sundays and public holidays can only be opened small shops. The regulations provide that the bakeries these days can run from 7 to 12, and butcher shops – from 8 to 12.

In Luxembourg, large stores can be opened only on the first Sunday of the month of hours. 14 for hours. 18.

Restrictions on Sunday trading are also valid in France. Supermarkets in general can not in this day open and supermarkets in big cities or tourist areas work only from 9 am to 13 provided that the lead department of food.

In Greece, Sundays and holidays are open only small shops. Large supermarkets are to trade in the seven selected Sundays in the year. Last but fitting to liberalize these rules, and in 10 regions of the country implemented a pilot program, evaluating the effects of trade without restrictions, seven days a week.

In Sweden, Sunday restrictions apply only to liquor stores; Sunday you can not sell alcohol.

In the UK – England, Wales and Northern Ireland – on Sundays and public holidays, the big markets products may be opened only for a few hours. These restrictions do not apply to Scotland.

Since March 9, 2015 in Hungary on Sunday can work only stores Family (so the owner or his relatives) with an area of ​​200 sq m. The exception is the period before Christmas commercial network can result in trade without restrictions. Larger stores can also choose one Sunday in the year in which they will be open.

While in Croatia and Italy, there are no prohibitions, grocery stores usually remain closed on Sundays, possibly open for a few hours in the afternoon.

Also in Spain there is no ban on Sunday trading, the matter is governed by a local government, and determine the commercial calendar. According to it, stores are usually open on the first Sunday of the month and the Sundays preceding Christmas.

According to the unions, the workers trade are exhausted work 7 days a week and do not have time for family life. Entering free Sundays, according to them will not cause deterioration of the economic situation, nor does it lead to an increase in unemployment, because the trade will move to other days of the week.

Supporters of trade liberalization note that bans restrict economic freedom and contribute to the growth of unemployment. They admit, however, that greater benefits from unrestricted Sunday trading reaping big players.

In Poland, Solidarity already collecting signatures under the civil draft law prohibiting trading on Sunday. The project provides that trade in banned would be on Sundays, holidays, Christmas Eve and Easter Saturday. The exception would be several Sundays in a year, including Sundays before Christmas and so. Sundays outlet.

Off from the effect of the law would be stores up to 5 square meters, run by the owners and their family members, bakeries, petrol stations to 300 square meters, shops, hospitals, airports, florists, shops Souvenir etc.

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