The Parliamentary Committee for Economy and Development decided to adopt the draft bill authored by Poland 2050 on trade on this year’s Christmas Eve, which falls on Sunday. Instead of Christmas Eve, stores would be open on the two preceding Sundays, i.e. December 10 and 17 this year, full hours.
The Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Development adopted the draft amendment to the Act on restriction of trade on Sundays and holidays submitted by Poland 2050. It assumes that this year’s Christmas Eve, which falls on a Sunday, is a day off from work, while the two preceding Sundays, i.e. December 10 and 17 this year, will not be covered by the trade ban.
Trading Sunday on December 10 and 17, 2023
Presenting the draft amendment, Poland 2050 MP Izabela Bodnar pointed out that Christmas Eve, in accordance with Polish tradition, should be a day off for store and chain employees. She emphasized, however, that “in order to enable Poles to prepare for the celebration of Christmas, the two previous Sundays, i.e. December 10 and 17 this year, should be commercial during the full range of hours.” She added that such a solution lies, among others, in in the interest of the economy, as well as customers who currently have less and less time to do pre-Christmas shopping. Earlier, the commission rejected the government project prepared by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, which assumed that shops would not be open on Christmas Eve, but instead trade could take place on Sunday, December 10, until… 14.00.
Trade ban – catalog of exclusions
The Act gradually introducing the Sunday trading ban entered into force on March 1, 2018. From 2020, the trading ban does not apply on seven Sundays a year: the last Sundays of January, April, June and August, as well as on the Sunday before Easter and on two subsequent Sundays. preceding Christmas. The act restricting trade on Sundays provides for a catalog of 32 exclusions. The trade ban does not include, among others: postal activity, if the revenues from this activity constitute at least 40 percent. revenues from the sale of a given facility. Moreover, it does not apply to confectioneries, ice cream parlors, liquid fuel stations, flower shops, newsagents or cafes. The penalty for breaking the Sunday trading ban is PLN 1,000 to PLN 100,000. PLN fine, and in case of persistent violation of the regulations – penalty of restriction of liberty.
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2023-11-27 20:00:26
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