The stores will be open on Sunday, December 12, as well as the following Sunday, December 19 during the festive hours.
The trade associations suggest opening hours from 11 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon, while the Association of Retail Businesses (SELPE) proposes opening hours from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening.
The president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Stavros Kafounis, has stated: “We are waiting for you with absolute safety in the shops to celebrate Christmas together in the decorated markets, having ensured the full observance of health protocols, correct prices, adequacy of products, good mood and friendly service”.
The opening hours of the shops proposed for the festive period of Christmas 2021, proposed by the Athens Chamber of Commerce, are as follows:
Sunday 12/12/2021 11.00 – 18.00
Monday 13/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Tuesday 14/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Wednesday 15/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Thursday 16/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Friday 17/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Saturday 18/12/2021 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday 19/12/2021 11.00 – 18.00
Monday 20/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Tuesday 21/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Wednesday 22/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Thursday 23/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Friday 24/12/2021 10.00 – 18.00
Saturday 25/12/2021 HOLIDAY
Sunday 26/12/2021 HOLIDAY
Monday 27/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Tuesday 28/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Wednesday 29/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Thursday 30/12/2021 10.00 – 21.00
Friday 31/21/2021 10.00 – 18.00
Saturday 1/1/2022 HOLIDAY
Sunday 2/1/2022 CLOSED
For his part, SELPE announced that during the holidays, stores across the country will remain open:
– On weekdays from 10:00 to 21:00 pm
– On Saturdays from 9:00 to 20:00 pm
– And on Sundays 12/12/2021 and 19/12/2021 will be open from 11:00 am to 20:00 pm.
ESEE clarifications for the operation of the stores on the last Sundays of the year
“Based on the official legal data that we currently have at our disposal, the stores will remain closed on December 26, 2021.”
This has been clarified by the Hellenic Confederation of Trade and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) in its circular on the occasion of many questions that, as it announces, it received from commercial associations in view of the preparation of their festive hours.
ESEE with its circular announces, in detail, what applies to the last Sundays of this year:
“Therefore, according to article 16 of law 4177/2013, as in force, the optional operation of commercial stores is provided on 8 designated Sundays per year, including:
– The two Sundays before Christmas.
– The last Sunday of each year.
First of all, as far as the Sundays before Christmas are concerned, there is no problem there and the stores can normally open on the 12th and the 19th of December respectively.
The last Sunday of the year, however, coincides with the 26th of December, the 2nd day of Christmas, which was added to the mandatory holidays under Article 42 of Law 4554/2018. The problem lies in the fact that the Sunday that coincides with a holiday is postponed, according to article 16 of law 4177/2013, only in the cases of the first Sundays of the discounts and not for the other Sundays determined by law.
In this context, the postponement of the last Sunday of the year to another Sunday, when it coincides with an official public holiday, is not allowed, nor is anything different provided in the new framework for public holidays defined by Article 60 of Law 4808/2021.
Therefore, based on the official legal data that we currently have at our disposal, the stores will remain closed on December 26, 2021 “.
Source From: Capital
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