The Ministry of Economic Development has reminded all businesses, which are engaged in wholesale and retail trade, that in accordance with the Law on Internal Trade, they cannot perform their activities during the state holiday of Njegos Day on November 13 and 14.
"Wholesale and retail trade cannot be carried out on Sundays and on national and other public holidays as determined by the law regulating national and other public holidays," the announcement states.
However, on Sundays and on national and other holidays, wholesale and retail trade can be carried out in pharmacies, specialized stores or kiosks for the sale of bread, bakery products and cakes, flowers, souvenirs, press, plant protection products or funeral equipment, as well as petrol stations. stations and retail stores within gas stations.
Trade can also be carried out at markets, stands - stalls, showcases and vending machines outside the markets and mobile shops, shops, kiosks and vending machines located inside the closed areas of bus and railway stations, airports and ports, stands and kiosks where goods are sold during the maintenance period events, festivals and manifestations, fairs and during the public screening of cinematographic works, as well as warehouses for wholesale trade.
Specialized stores or kiosks are considered to be stores or kiosks where the sale of mainly one type of goods is carried out.
"We warn and appeal to all companies, which are subject to the prescribed restriction, to comply with the obligation in question, so that they do not end up in a situation where the supervisory authority responsible for the application of the regulations - the Ministry of Economic Development, through market inspectors, undertakes the prescribed administrative measures and actions and imposes fines ", the announcement states.
For failure to comply with the obligation in question, in addition to monetary fines, the inspector will close the sales facility or other point of sale for a period of time during which work is not allowed.
"We call on business entities to contribute to the full application of the law by complying with the prescribed obligations," the statement added.
Duty inspectors will be hired during the holidays.
On the link are the names and phone numbers of the inspectors on duty:
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