A SUNDAY TRADING BAN, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 1,
2018, AIMKS TO GRADUALLY IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON BRICK-AND-MORTAR
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
The trading ban is to be implemented in phases over a three-year
period. In the first year (2018), shops will be forced to stay
closed on Sundays, with two monthly exceptions: the first and the
last Sunday each month. In the second year (2019), only one Sunday
per month will be excluded from the ban, i.e., the last Sunday of
each month. In the third year (2020), the law will allow for Sunday
shopping only seven times per year. Sundays free from restriction
include the two Sundays preceding Christmas, one Sunday before
Easter and the last Sundays in the months of January, April, June,
and August (accommodating seasonal sales).
