As Laura Lindermane, a specialist in administrative affairs and marketing at Kool Latvija, explained, the issue of Kool Latvija on the sale of goods such as window fluids, motor oils, car bulbs is very topical, because often you can’t drive a car or buy it without buying it. .
“Kool Latvija is clear that the recent changes in the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers concerning retail trade do not take into account the fuel retail sector. There are more than 200 filling stations in Latvia, including Kool Latvija. We work in the sector that in Latvia “Every day, people come to buy basic necessities not only for themselves, but also for their cars,” said Lindermane.
Andrejs Alts, the head of the Environment, Health and Safety Department of “Circle K”, pointed out that it is currently formally clear to the company’s representatives which product groups are allowed to be marketed and which are not. However, fuel dealers have additional questions about automotive consumables such as windshield fluids, window wipers, starters, snow scrapers, car bulbs and the like.
“We have asked the government for further clarification on behalf of the Fuel Dealers Association. We believe that if you are allowed to travel by car, you should also be allowed to purchase car accessories that are directly related to their operational safety,” said a Circle K spokesman.
Alts noted that there is clarity about the other product groups, of which the employees of the gas stations have also been informed. On weekends and public holidays, information about goods prohibited for sale will be placed in the store, as well as it will not be possible to register them in the cash register system.
“Virši-A” communication specialist Undīne Priekule pointed out that the company is mostly clear about the goods that can be sold on weekends and holidays, but the issue of, for example, window fluid, car lamps and other important goods is very topical.
Priekule also noted that it is planned to place visual materials in “Virši-A” petrol tanks, which will not be allowed to be purchased on specific weekends, possibly even by demarcating certain areas at specific petrol stations.
It has already been reported that on December 5, a requirement will come into force that only pharmacies, including veterinary pharmacies, and shops that will be allowed to sell only basic necessities, which mean foodstuffs, hygiene products and fuel, will be open on weekends and holidays. Goods such as alcohol and cigarettes will not be allowed to be sold in shops on weekends and public holidays.
After the government meeting, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (JV) explained that the purpose of this norm is to restrict trade in goods that are not essential. “The basic idea is that Saturdays and Sundays are not shopping days, they are not days when we can afford to go to the store, meet friends,” said Kariņš.
Didzis Brūklītis, Head of the Competition, Trade and Consumer Rights Division of the Internal Market Department of the Ministry of Economics (EM), informed at a press conference on Thursday that it will not be possible to purchase car accessories at petrol stations on weekends and holidays.
Asked to explain the restrictions on trade in petrol stations included in the order declaring a state of emergency, Brūklītis pointed out that only fuel, food and hygiene goods will be able to be sold at petrol stations on weekends and holidays. Asked whether car accessories such as window fluid and oil could be sold at petrol stations on weekends and holidays, the representative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs acknowledged that these product groups would not be allowed to be sold.
“On weekends and holidays, gas stations will not be able to sell those goods that do not fall into the product category – fuel, food, hygiene goods,” said Brūklītis.
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