New shopping on Sunday. The decision has been made to change the dates

Last week, the list of legislative and programmatic actions of the Council of Ministers was published Draft law on restriction of trade on Sundays, holidays and certain other days, authored by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. This aims to respond to the problem that appeared this year in the calendar of Sundays excluded from the trade ban. It turns out that in 2023, one of the two trading Sundays in December will fall on Sunday, December 24, which is Christmas Eve.

“The draft law provides for an amendment to the provisions of the Trade Restrictions Law on Sundays, holidays, and certain other days, in accordance with it Sunday, December 24, 2023 will be a blocked day (…) Trade and perform trade-related activities Assigning the male or female employee to business and trade-related activities.”

He also added,It is proposed to create a so-called trade on Sunday, December 10, 2023, which will allow the implementation of purchasing plans – In this case, however, it is suggested Trading is limited to 14.00“.

“Since the restriction of trade on Sundays is subject to legal regulation, Legislative action is necessary and it is not possible to achieve the above purpose of the draft law by other means” – Mubeen.

“Taking into account that in 2023, one of the two trading Sundays preceding the first Christmas Day falls on 24 December, i.e. Christmas Eve, it is proposed to introduce Changes to the provisions of the Law on Restrictions on Trade on Sundays, holidays and certain other days, under which Sunday 24 December will be a day subject to the trade ban” – written.

The law imposing a gradual ban on Sunday trading came into effect on March 1, 2018. As of 2020, the trading ban does not apply on seven Sundays a year: The last Sundays of January, April, June and August, as well as the Sunday before Easter and the following two Sundays before Christmas.

So the first trading day this year will be in December December 10. There will be another Sunday without a trading ban December 17 of this year.

The Law Restricting Trade on Sundays provides a list of 32 exceptions. The trade ban does not include, among other things: Postal activitiesIf the revenues of this activity constitute at least 40 percent. Revenues from the sale of a specific facility. Moreover, it does not apply in Sweet shops, ice cream shops, liquid gas stations, flower shops, newsstands and cafes.

The penalty for breaking the trading ban on Sunday is PLN 1,000 to PLN 100,000. Fine Polish zloty. In the event of continuing to violate the regulations, the penalty will be more severe, and it is not a financial penalty, but rather a restriction of freedom.